Shocking over Bibas's body mix is ​​the latest obstacle to a fragile ceasefire

Israel announced that, as Hamas said, the body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not Shiri Bibas, throwing another stumbling block in the ceasefire agreement.

It is believed that the remains of Shiri, the mother of two, have been handed over with her children.

But the Israeli military said forensic tests can only confirm the bodies of Ariel and Kfir, who were originally five and two years old, not mothers.

Instead, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas “puts the body of a Gaza woman in a coffin”, Hamas spokesman Ismail Tawab The tower (Ismail al-Thawabta strikes.

In another statement, the organization said it affirmed “serious and comprehensive commitment to all our obligations” under the ceasefire and “no interest in violations.”

It also said an investigation into the mix is ​​underway and called on alleged Palestinian women to wrongly hand over to Israel for return.

The Bibas family was captured from Nir Oz Kibbutz in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and Shiri's husband Yarden attack, which was released earlier this month.

The youngest of Israel's hostages, Ariel and Kfir, were four to nine months old when they were kidnapped. Their mother is 32 years old.

Netanyahu threatened Hamas would pay a “full price” for not handing over Shiri's body, calling it a “cruel and evil invasion”.

Apart from Netanyahu, no measures have been announced, saying Israel will be “decided to bring Shiri home.”

However, Israel further claims that the “murder” of Ariel and Kfir by Hamas will further incite Israel’s feelings.

In November 2023, Hamas claimed that the boy and Siri were killed in an IDF air strike. The BBC was unable to verify this independently, and Israel said their deaths would not be confirmed before forensic testing.

Since such tests were conducted on Thursday, Israel said the boys were “incarcerated and brutal murdered by terrorists.”

For Israeli politicians inside and outside the Netanyahu government who demanded the resumption of the Gaza War, these revelations will be seen as more evidence that Hamas must be eliminated completely.

The ceasefire is entering a new period of uncertainty, with the first phase drawing to the end – and the next phase of negotiations have not yet begun seriously.

Phase 2 – All remaining hostages (life or death) will be released – are seen as more challenging from the start than the first person.

Israel demands that Hamas be completely disarmament, and Hamas refuses Israel to continue to impose strict security controls on Gaza.

Any significant breakdown in this deal could resume the battle.

On the other hand, perhaps most public opinion in Israel – nothing can stop all the remaining hostages from being returned.

Isaac Herzog, president of Israel, made it clear in his condemnation of the latest developments that Israel must remember what he called “the highest duty – to do everything possible to enable us to bring the kidnapped sisters. and everyone of brothers.”

The Hostages and Missing Family Forum responded to this, saying that “every step” must be taken in accordance with “careful responsibility” to ensure the safe return of all hostages.

The fourth body returned to Israel from Gaza on Thursday – 84-year-old peace activist Oded Lifschitz. Just like Ariel and Kfir Bibas, the Israeli military said the remains of ODED have been confirmed by forensic testing.