Hamas released four bodies of Israeli hostages killed by IDF

By Nkululeko Khanyile | February 20, 2025 | 1 min read


Johannesburg,South Africa
Israeli hostages handover
The handover of three Israeli hostages in Gaza
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The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has released four bodies of Israeli hostages killed by Israeli Defence Force(IDF) while in captive and were handed over to Red Cross on Thursday morning.

An Israeli captive,Bibas and her children were taken as hostages during the 7 October 2023 by Palestinian resistance groups when were attacking southern Israel.

According to resistance group,Bibas worked for Israeli army's Southern Brigade of the Gaza Division and also worked for army's Unit 8200.

The resistance group claimed that Bibas and her children were murdered by Israeli troops along with their guards when bombed the safe house which were kept in.

The resistance revealed that Oded Lifshitz was deliberately killed by Israeli forces airstrikes during a Al-Aqsa Flood battle on the 7th of October 2023.

The IDF and ISA confirmed that Hamas released the four bodies of hostages and were handed over to the Israeli forces which are stationed in the Gaza Strip.

"According to information communicated by the Red Cross,four caskets of deceased hostages were transferred to them,and they are being taken to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip,"said IDF and ISA in a joint statement.

The IDF also confirmed that the bodies of the hostages were sent to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine for the confirmation of identification and their families were present.

The Israeli Defence Force(IDF) did not only killed Israeli hostages however murdered more than 61,000 Palestinian civilians across Gaza,and majority of those people murdered were children and women.

Israeli troops annihilated 17,881 Palestinian children during their ethnic cleansing mission which was supported by Western countries such as United States of America,Britain and Germany.