Family confirms second body released by militants was Shiri Bibas

A man places a candle in a memorial for deceased hostages Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz at ‘Hostages Saquer’ in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 22, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Oded Balilty

A body released by Palestinian militants overnight has been confirmed as Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother whose two young sons also died in captivity, her family said.

Her body was released by militants on Friday after one set of remains handed over on Thursday had been misidentified as hers, but were later determined to be an unidentified Palestinian woman.