Shiri Bibas and the two children, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 8 and a half months old became a symbol in Israel of the tragedy that plagued the country on that day and mobilization to release hostages
The autopsy of Shiri Bibas and his two children, hostages that died in captivity and whose bodies were returned to Israel, did not reveal evidence of “injuries caused by bombing,” said the director of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.
“We identified the remains of Shiri Bibas two days after we identified his children. Our exam found no evidence of bombing wounds, ”said Chen Kugel, in a video message, without giving any explanation of how they died.
Shiri Bibas and the two sons, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 8 and a half months old at the time of his abduction at Kibutz Nir Oz, on October 7, 2023, became a symbol in Israel of the tragedy that plagued The country on this day and the mobilization to release the hostages.
The Extremist Hamas Movement returned on Thursday, the bodies of the two boys in an agreement with Israel that provides for the release of Palestinian prisoners as a counterpart of the fragile truce in force since January 19, after more than 15 months of war that devastated the gaza track.
Shiri Bibas’s body was finally returned on Friday night. The Palestinian Islamite movement states that the young woman and two children were killed in November 2023 for Israeli bombardment where they were detained in the Gaza Strip.
Following an autopsy, the Israeli army declared on Friday that the two children had been “brutally killed in captivity in November 2023 by Palestinian terrorists.” According to the army, the killers acted “with their own hands.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the “horrible murders” committed by “monsters.”
“The false allegations that the criminal occupation [Israel está a espalhar sobre a morte das crianças Bibas às mãos dos seus raptores não passam de mentiras e falsificações sem fundamento”, afirmou Hazem Qassem, porta-voz do movimento islamista palestiniano, num comunicado, acrescentando que os reféns raptados em Israel tinham sido tratados com “responsabilidade” e de acordo com a “moral islâmica”.
Por seu lado, a família Bibas afirmou não ter recebido “nenhum pormenor” das autoridades israelitas sobre a forma como Shiri Bibas e os filhos foram mortos em cativeiro em Gaza.
“A família pede que não sejam acrescentados mais pormenores sobre o facto de Shiri e as crianças terem sido assassinadas pelos seus raptores”, é referido num comunicado emitido em seu nome pelo Fórum das Famílias Reféns.
“Yarden [Bibas, pai das crianças] And the family want the world to know that it was a murder, without further considerations, ”the text is added.
“Any detail of details (including the way the bodies were treated) is contrary to the family’s wishes and we ask that it is avoided,” it is also read, adding that “the family has not received any details of official sources” on Circumstances of death.
In a statement published on Friday, Yarden Bibas’s sister, Ofri Bibas, attacked Netanyahu.
“We have not received an apology from your part at this painful moment,” he wrote, accusing the prime minister of abandoning Shiri Bibas and his children on October 7, 2023 and during the captivity.
Rapted separately from his wife and children, Yarden Bibas was released on February 1 in the context of a hostage exchange by Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel under the truce with Hamas.
