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kfir and his four—year—old brotherariel. hamas kfir and his four—year—old brother ariel.lled in an israeli air strike. they accused hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement and required her return. they said that a veteran peace activist... translation: we will act with determination to bring shiri - home, along with all of our captives, both the living and the foreign and ensure that hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement. israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, oded lifshitz. let's speak to our correspondent — sebastian usher who is in jerusalem. and who is injerusalem. and described hamas as monster. he made a statement a monster. he made a statement describing it as horrific, this latest that we latest development that we are hearing about. i think hearing about. i don't think this very first that we this very first line that we are from hamas do anything are from hamas will do anything douse the anger. this is to douse the anger. this is hamas official and we do not wit

ariel and kfir bibas were murdered by of the mood in israel.u're seeing, really, is the grief prime minister benjamin netanyahu described hamas, at nothing to seek revenge. and said that it was a gross, cruel and evil violation of the ceasefire deal that shiri bibas had not been returned. so an extremely distressing situation, of course, for yarden bibas, shiri's father, her husband, the father of the two little boys, as he awaits more news to bring the remaining hostages back. a lot of hostage relatives have long felt that he has over the survival of the ceasefire deal. you are still seeing a lot of comments from families of the hostages saying we do not want this phase of the ceasefire deal, which would see the release 59 still in captivity, many of them are dead. but, you know, the progression of that cease fire talks let us now cover the store in ukraine, i don't want to ukraine, i denftrwantte bring some new ukraine, i dgnftrwanttb bring some new lines we are an interview vaninterview that from an interview that resident has given to tug?

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to recover hamas was due to return the remains of mrs bibas along with her children, ten—month—old kfir four—year—old brother ariel. an israeli air strike. israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, oded lifshitz. in an unimaginably cynical manner, they did not return shiri to her small children, along with all of our captives, both the living and the fallen, for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement. after there were explosions on three empty buses which were charlotte gallagher reports. shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, redheaded children was seen across the world. claiming they'd been killed in an israeli air strike. but it wasn't until yesterday that their remains and those returned to israel. four black coffins were paraded before crowds in gaza, before being driven away by the red cross. it was a day many in israel had been dreading — the return of the dead. officials confirmed that the bodies of mr lifshitz shiri bibas. the israeli defense forces say that... the idf also say that forensic tests sho

following a forensic examination, we can confirm that baby kfir bibas, aged just ten—months—old, andther ariel, aged four, were both brutally no later than november, 2023. together with their mother shiri, from their home on october 7, 2023. killed in an air strike. once again, as monsters, and said that that he been returned. of the two little boys, as he awaits more news the remaining hostages back. a lot of hostage relatives have long felt that he has of what has happened in the last 2a hours — of the hostages saying we do not want this to jeopardise the progression of the ceasefire deal, phase of the ceasefire deal, which would see the release of all remaining hostages. 59 still in captivity, many of them are dead. is fragile and i think only thrown into furtherjeopardy by what has happened in the last 2a hours. the future of gaza. proposal that the us takes over the territory and relocate about the discussions. it's egypt, jordan and a number of gulf countries, including uae and saudi arabia and qatar. egypt and qatar have been the main mediators in the ceasefire deal, along wit

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hamas was due to return the remains of shiri bibas along with her children, ten—month—old kfir and hisr—year—old brother ariel. but israel says tests on the body supposed to be shiri show that it's not hers. murdered — hamas says they were killed in an israeli airstrike. and demanded shiri's return. israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned offensives across the occupied west bank after there to tel aviv. charlotte gallagher reports. clinging on to her two redheaded children was seen across the world. hamas announced the family had died in november strike. but it wasn't until yesterday that their remains supposedly returned to israel. four black coffins were paraded before crowds in gaza before being driven away by the red cross. the return of the dead. officials confirmed that the bodies of mr lifshitz and of ariel and kfir have been returned to them but they say the fourth body additional body received is not that of shiri bibas, and no match was found for any other hostage. obligated under the agreement to return four deceased hostages. the idf also say that forensic tests

bodies are identified, but hamas said they are shiri bibas and her children — four—year—old ariel and kfir hostages are scheduled to be freed in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners on saturday. in one single swap, all of the hostages in the second phase of the ceasefire deal, now, israel has said for its part that it would only accept a post—war gaza without the presence of hamas. so even though the negotiations on phase two of the ceasefire now, tomorrow, thursday, is going to be the first day family, whose two sons were the youngest of those kidnapped on the 7th of october. tomorrow and then on saturday, six living hostages will come back on saturday, hundreds of palestinian prisoners and today, an indictment was filed against five israeli prisoner last year in detention, who was left to his rectal area. added to the pressure on israel over the conduct of the war in gaza. luiz inacio lula da silva. figure, who hasn't been named. president bolsonaro. presidentjair bolsonaro. on tuesday night, the top prosecutor in brazil that is when the criminal proceedings will potentially we

as expected, dna tests confirmed israel's two youngest hostages, kfir and ariel bibas, were among the >> their mother, sherry bibas, was not. hamas says the body, in what was supposed to be sharif's coffin, could belong to a palestinian woman killed alongside the. >> family in gaza. >> nbc's hala. gorani joins us now from tel aviv. hala, this has to be extra devastating for the family and all israelis. how is the government responding? >> well, as you mentioned, their calls for revenge, calls for increased military action and intervention after as well. we should mention the discovery of these explosive devices in busses in a suburb of tel aviv. so still very much a prime minister as he has been really for many months now, kind of presenting himself as being on the warpath. one of the other things that we learned from israeli authorities today is how the two children, kfir and ariel kfir, was almost nine months when he was abducted alongside his brother and his mother, sherry. how they died according to daniel hagari, the idf spokesperson, they were not shot and they did not die accor

and kfir were. >> not killed. >> in an airstrike. >> were murdered. >> by terrorists in cold blood. the terrorists did not shoot the two young boys. they killed them with their bare hands. afterwards. >> they committed. >> horrific acts to cover up this atrocities. >> that heartbreaking and grim assessment, coming hours after the idf revealed that another body returned yesterday, along with the children said to be their mother, shari indeed was not. it was instead the remains of an unknown gazan woman. nbc's kelly cobiella joins us now. kelly. many israelis described the return of the remains of the bibas family yesterday as the most painful moment since october 7th. so what has the reaction been to these new, unsettling developments? >> yeah. >> those. >> coffins basically paraded. yesterday before being handed over to the red cross. >> it has been devastating. >> for the bibas family. >> today they. >> held out hope. >> to the very. >> end that the little boys and their mother would be returned safely. but today, the idf said the b

ariel and kfir were not killed in an air strike. ariel and kfir bibas were murdered by terrorists in cold blood. the terrorists did not shoot the two young boys. they killed them with their bare hands. afterwards. they committed horrific acts to cover up this atrocity. >> so you have this extreme variance now between the two narratives, hamas says, and the israeli government. and into all of that, the bibas family, the aunt of kfir and ariel, has, in essence, gone against what the prime minister is saying rather than calling for revenge, is calling for release of the other hostages to be the priority. now, this is what she said. >> for ariel and cathy harris sake, and for jardiance sake, we are not seeking revenge right now. we are asking for their cruelty only emphasizes the urgent need to bring shiri back to us. save the lives of the living hostages, and return all the fallen for burial. >> president trump. >> i'm asking. >> you, please assist israel and our family in completing this important mission. >> but in essence, the real

shiri bibas fear clutching nine month old kfir and four year old ariel, etched in israel's collective memory. the young family from nir oz became icons for hope over despair. israelis riding an emotional rollercoaster over their fate, worryingly, shiri, kfir and ariel not released with 105 other hostages freed during the first pause in fighting. november 2023. >> oh. >> sherry's husband jordan's fate was also unknown. he too disappeared october 7th. believed taken to gaza. the first news of shiri and ariel coming late 2023, when hamas claimed they were killed in an israeli air strike, releasing a propaganda video exploiting emotional sensitivities of yarden, blaming the israeli government for their deaths. the idf called it psychological terror. months later, this security camera video captured by the idf, appearing to show shiri soon after her abduction. but until this day, the idf, unable to confirm the fate of the family, cautioning against hamas statements. when yarden was finally freed by hamas three weeks ago, everyone in israel understood the heartbreaking news awaiting him, hi

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jardiance, kfir and ariel. nothing. nothing. even the hostages that were released, no one saw them. uh, nothing. it's. i don't know if a nightmare is even the best way to describe the situation that we are living. >> after 484 days held captive, yarden bibas was released this month, embraced by his parents. he had no wife and children to come home to, and now this hamas who stole the children and their mother today, using them once again for propaganda, staging a public spectacle for coffins put on display. they said they held the remains of shiri bibas, her two children and another hostage, journalist oded lifshitz hamas gunman handed them over to the red cross back on israeli soil. the return was more dignified. mourners came to see the motorcade and pay their respects. hours later, however, more heartbreak. israel's military confirmed oded lifshitz remains were in a casket, as were the children's. but shiri bibas body was not an unidentified body was, but it does not match her or any of the other hostages. according to the idf, across israel and much of the world tonight, she and

. >> kfir were. >> not killed. >> in. >> an air strike. >> ariel and kfir bibas were murdered by terroristsld blood. the terrorists did not shoot the two young boys. they killed them with their bare hands. afterwards. they committed horrific acts to cover up this atrocity. >> so this is a double blow, if you will. but it's also striking that the bibas family, who rarely speak publicly, the aunt of kfir and ariel, spoke today, and she spoke rather than revenge, about making sure that the other hostages get released. this is what she said. >> ariel. >> ariel and cathy harris sake and for jordan's sake, we are not seeking revenge right now. we are asking for their cruelty only emphasizes the urgent need to bring shiri back to us, save the lives of the living hostages, and return all the fallen for burial. >> president trump. >> i'm asking. >> you, please assist. >> israel and. >> our family in completing this important mission. >> so there's six living hostages expected to be released tomorrow. saturday. it's hard to see, though, how this can continue with all the tensions that are just seem t

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mom shiri and her young sons ariel and kfir along with the body of 84-year-old oded lifshitz. video of the bibas family being object deducted was widely seen on line withshiri clutching her boys in her arms. just 4 and nineth old at the time. the family's fate has not unknown for much of the war and the red-headed boys have come to symbolize the nation's agony following the october 7th attack. the husband and father was freed from captivity earlier this month. lifshitz was a lifelong peace activist and would drive people to medical appointments in israel. >>> to the winter weather slamming parts of the southeast. the storm brought heavy show to to virginia and north carolina, and made a mess of the roads. multiple crashes around norfolk, virginia, stopped traffic on a major interstate. vehicles were pulled from ditches, and drivers are urged to stay off the roads. both virginia and north carolina are under a state of emergency. up to a foot of snow fell near virginia's coast, and dangerous ice coated the roads in north carolina. >>> and lingering snow showers could dump anothe

. ♪ the fighters handed over the bodies of 4-year-old ariel bibas and his 9 month old brother kfir.ir mother shiri was not among them. the family has become an indelible symbol of the october 7 terror attack. and as the convoy made its way into israel, mourners lined the streets to pay their respects. the fragile cease-fire in gaza is approaching the end of its first phase. on saturday six more living hostages are expected to be freed. this woman's son edan will not be among them. >> every release of course i'm crying and feeling it's very, very emotional. i also cry because it's not edan. it's not my boy. >> reporter: originally from new jersey, edan is thought to be the last living american hostage. he volunteered for the israeli army after finishing school and is only due to be released in the second stage of the deal. negotiations for that have not met begun. do you feel that the israeli government owes you something? >> of course. he came to protect israel. where is israel? they need to protect him. they need to bring him home. >> reporter: her message for pime minister benjami

the terrified woman, last seen cradling her infant sons ariel and kfir on october the seventh.le repellent. hours later came news that shiri had not been returned after all. these hamas monsters also cynically refused to bring back the boy's mother, shiri, and sent the body of a gazan today, the heavens shake. hamas claims all three were killed in an air strike. after last night's detailed forensic examination, but what about their mother? palestinians". may have played a part. body, or doesn't know where the real body is. we have to understand that we're talking about a war for the bibas family and their supporters, there's quiet fury towards the group that took them and the government that failed to get them back. terrorist organisation, and it was israel's the return of bodies has onlyjust begun, to be dead. hamas probably doesn't hold them all. finances in january. it means rachel reeves may have to increase meanwhile, retailsales rebounded injanuary, mainly there was a more cheerful tune coming from uk and i like, i've always been a bit that way, but yeah, it's certainly y

a mother's terror as she sought to protect her young sons, hamas says shiri, her boys kfir and ariel,israeli soil, a solemn convoy as the bodies and digested, a wave of grief. the bibas family have come to symbolise the hopes and fears of a nation. in two days' time, the mood here in hostages square will change again as the country prepares to welcome home another six living hostages. but the trauma of october 7th has not faded away, 72 people were killed by an air strike on this building exactly a year ago. "we just want to bury them." they can lay the dead to rest, but the war still isn't over. the grief is endless. spain's former football boss, luis rubiales, has been found guilty of sexual assault, after kissing a player without her consent. the spanish strikerjenni hermoso and her team mates were being handed head and kissed her. here's katie gornall. days ofjenni hermoso's life. instead, this now infamous and unwanted kiss from herfederation president tarnished everything. the incident in 2023 sparked global outrage and saw luis rubiales and it was her version of events that was

hamas official, that doesn't really explain anything with any that the investigation found were indeed kfirbeen killed by terrorists, so the israeli side, countering what hamas had said way back... i mean, this was back in november 2023. so this is a very complicated situation, at the moment. what is clear is that, as you were saying, the anger, height, and one has to wonder what the effect will be we are expecting to see six israeli living hostages released tomorrow on saturday, and a large number of handed over by hamas to israel next week. phase of the ceasefire. alive or dead, freed and would move towards to hostilities there. but there's no doubt that these latest developments will be earlier, i spoke to our correspodent sally nabil who is arab leaders are beginning which they roundly reject. earlier, i spoke to our correspodent sally nabil who is we don't have the exact details of the plan yet, but the main features that we know are relocating the possibility of the reconstruction of gaza without relocating the palestinians. it's, one way or another, a reply to the suggestion and egyp

shiri bibas fear clutching nine month old kfir and four year old ariel etched in israel's collective memory. the young family from nir oz became icons for hope over despair. israelis riding an emotional roller coaster over their fate. worryingly, shiri, kfir and ariel not released with 105 other hostages freed during the first pause in fighting. november 2023. >> oh. >> oh sure, his husband jordan's fate was also unknown. he too disappeared october 7th. believed taken to gaza. the first news of shiri shafir and ariel coming late 2023, when hamas claimed they were killed in an israeli air strike, releasing a propaganda video exploiting emotional sensitivities of yarden, blaming the israeli government for their deaths. the idf called it psychological terror. months later, this security camera video captured by the idf, appearing to show shiri soon after her abduction, but until this day, the idf, unable to confirm the fate of the family, cautioning against hamas statements. when jordan was finally freed by hamas three weeks ago, everyone in israel understood the heartbreaking news awai

the three members of the bibas family and peace activist oded lifshitz. been identified as infant kfirl — but a third body is not that of shiri bibas to any hostage. the israel defense forces accused hamas of a "very the red cross publicly asked hamas not to put on a show, a mother's terror as she sought to protect her young sons, one of that day's most searing images. campaigner oded lifshitz were all killed the truth of that claim may never be known. in hostages square, where these moments are seen and digested, a wave of grief. the bibas family have come to symbolise the hopes and fears of a nation. and we've all seen the video of shiri bibas and her two sons being taken away and i think many of us have been change again as the country prepares to welcome home another six living hostages. but the trauma of october 7th has not faded away, back in the wastelands of gaza, they're also looking for bodies. building exactly a year ago. "we haven't been able to get anyone out. "we just want to bury them." the grief is endless. paul adams, bbc news, tel aviv. you're live with bbc news. hong

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hamas was due to return the remains of mrs bibas along with her children, ten—month—old kfir and his the october 7th attacks but israel says tests on the body show that it's not hers. the israel defense forces also say the children had been murdered — hamas says they were killed in an israeli air strike. israel accused hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement, and demanded the return of mrs bibas. israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, 0ded lifshitz. | translation: the cruelty of the | hamas monsters knows no bounds. not only did they abduct the father yarden bibas, the young mother shiri, and their two small infants in an unimaginably cynical manner, i beg we are not hearing from her now. 0ur middle east regional editor sebastian usher has there's also been a statement from a forum representing the hostage families, expressing its sorrow over get in the way of making sure to ensure that that happens still continues. i mean, they are making that — as they have time and time again — their main argument, their main priority,

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there they are, their kfir bibas ariel bibas kfir, just nine months old at the time of capture. ariel four years old. the handoff was also said to include the bodies of their mother, shiri, as well as 83 year old oded lifshitz. the remains are now being transferred to a forensic institute in tel aviv. you can see the convoy there. some israelis are still holding out hope going forward. >> so. shiri and and the kids. became a symbol. i'm sure they are. doesn't want it. but. yeah, i'm still hope that they will be. alive. >> well, that kibbutz suffered so much on the day. october 7th, cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson is in jerusalem. nic, tell us, i mean, the faces of those two young babies become became really powerful faces of october 7th. the youngest victims there, their smiles, you see their pictures everywhere in israel. tell us about the impact of of the hope that they might have survived disappearing. >> yeah. and i think as well, another image that sort of seared into the collective memory of this country is that of shiri trying to protect, uh, kefir and a

ariel and kfir bibas abducted on october 7th, 2023 alive. the boys, 4 years old and just shy of 9 months at the time, today returning home in coffins. their father, yardin, yardin bibas, released earlier this month at a hostage exchange. at hostage square in tel aviv, it was not a day for celebration. gil dickmann's cousin carmel gat was also taken hostage and killed in gaza last august. >> for the families, it's a devastating moment, and it's a reminder for them that we have to fight for the others. >> reporter: the atmosphere is certainly more solemn than on saturday since the signing of the latest deal when live hostages are returned. this time, the country is witnessing the return of deceased captives. the day started inside the devastated enclave where masked hamas fighters handed four black clad coffins over to the red cross. 84-year-old activist oded lifschitz was among those sent back. he volunteered with the group that would drive palestinians in need of care to israeli hospitals. the israeli transport the coffins to a forensic faci

ariel bibas and kfir bibas. am i saying the name? right, kfir bibas. yeah. these are the. two young children of yarden. bibas. these are the two young children that i was talking about. so? so imagine a father returning home, alicia. after being held in captivity for 444 eight 484 days, i should say, not knowing the status, the health, the welfare of these two young babies. and maybe he does. and we don't know the answer to that question. but i think a lot of kind of israel and the people that i've been speaking to understand the complexity of the situation for him and returning home and yet returning. without his family. and it's just representative of what you just talked about, which is life will never go back to normal pre october 7th, not for the palestinians that are in gaza, not for the israelis that are here in tel aviv and in israel. >> complexity that. >> is top of. >> mind. >> for all nbc news yasmin vossoughian, thank you so much. >> joining us. >> now nbc news. >> chief foreign. >> affairs correspondent. andrea mitchell. >> andrea, is. >> my understanding. you

kfir bibas was barely nine months old. his brother ariel, only four years old. they were abducted with their mother, shari. the redheaded babies were in their terrified mother's arms when they were all captured. they became a symbol of hamas depravity that day. yarden bibas, the children's father and sheri's husband, was released alive earlier this month. now the oldest hostage, oded lifshitz, was 83 years old when he was taken hostage with his wife, jochebed. oded spent his life advocating for peaceful coexistence. his grandson has written about how he and jochebed would transport six palestinians from gaza to israeli hospitals. yocheved lifshitz was released on october 24th, 2023. i'm joined now by the president of israel, isaac herzog. thank you so much for being here, sir. uh, there's no question this is an incredibly difficult day in israel. and i want to read for our viewers what you wrote this morning. you said i bow my head and ask for forgiveness. forgiveness for not protecting you on that terrible day. forgiveness for not bringing you home safely. talk

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israel positively identified 4-year-old ariel bibas and his nine month-year-old brother kfir. the third body was not their mother shiri. hamas has always claimed the bibas family was killed in under israeli air strike. israel now says the brothers were brutally murdered. neither side has provided any proof of their claims. but it has unleashed fury from prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> i vow that i will not rest until the savages that executed our hostages are brought to justice. >> reporter: it prolonged the grief of an anguished nation. five weeks of hope has been replaced by fear that the fragile gaza cease-fire could collapse. the bibas boys aunt ofri levy made an urgent plea of social media -- we are seeking revenge, we just want shiri back and to save the lives of all the living hostages. the cry for the cease-fire to hold is echoed across the ruins of gaza. wahiba muheisen lost her husband and three sons during more than 15 months of war. she lives in a tent near what used to be her home. we had enough of war, she told us. i've lost so much. like so many here, she

the fighters handed over the bodies of 4-year-old ariel bibas and his 9-month-old brother kfir.says their mother shiri was not among them. the family has become an indelible symbol of the october 7 terror attack. as the convoy made its way into israel, mourners lined the streets to pay their respects. the fragile cease-fire in gaza is approaching the end of its first phase. on saturday, six more living hostages are expected to be freed. yael alexander's son edan will not be among them. >> every release of course i'm crying and i'm feeling it's very emotional. i also cry because it's not edan. it's not my boy. >> reporter: originally from new jersey, edan is thought to be the last living american hostage. he volunteered for the israeli army after finishing school and is only due to be released in the second stage of the deal. negotiations for that have not yet begun. >> reporter: do you feel the israeli government owes you something? >> of course. he came to protect israel. where was israel? they need to protect him. they need to bring him home. >> reporter: her message for prime

this is the last picture of her — terrified, cradling her two sons, ariel and kfir on october the 7thsaid to be of shiri belonged to someone else. of a gazan woman instead, in brazen violation of the agreement. by a murderous terrorist organisation, and it was them back alive. 7th and no forgiveness for abandoning them boys were, in fact, murdered. this morning to mark the release of six eliya cohen, tal shoham, omer shem tov and omer wenkert. the two others to be freed have been held and avera mengistu. they will be exchanged for more than 600 palestinian prisoners. simon jones, bbc news. with me is said shehata, from bbc arabic. wi it me is said shehata, wi it does. said shehata, wi it does look shehata, wi it does look like hata, wi it does look like it |ta, wi it does look like it |ti the from of c arabic. wi it does look like it |ti the from of c ari bibas that bodyof shiri bibas that hamas over. handed over. good news, because esterda handed over. good news, because yesterday when — handed over. good news, because yesterday when we _ handed over. good news, because yesterday whe

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shiri bibas. her and the nine—month—old, kfir. returned alive, last weekend.h body is believed to be that of the journalist when he was taken. all four were abducted at kibbutz nir oz. hamas said they were killed, by israeli bombing. on x, the president "there are no words." some shared their reflections on the day. since october the 7th. that each of us carries, that maybe we could have done more, that maybe we did not do enough to prevent this tragedy. we are very sad that it has come to this, that we are returning bodies, and not really rejoicing of the kidnapped people, children and infants. to save those that are still alive. in the last hour we have received pictures of a private you will see there the four coffins shrouded in the israeli flag. before they were transferred by the attending israeli soldiers into the waiting ambulances. our middle east regional editor, sebastien usher and the images that you're seeing there, of people lining the streets with israeli flags, across the country. is a country in mourning. this is the first handover of hostages

they handed over the bodies of ariel bibas and 9-month-old kfir.shiri was not among them. the family has become an indelible symbol of the october 7 terror attack. and as the convoy made its way into israel, mourners lined the streets to pay their respects. the fragile ceasefire in gaza is approaching the end of its first phase. on saturday, six more living hostages are expected to be freed. his son idan will not be among them. >> every release of course i'm crying, and i'm feeling. it's very, very emotional. i also cry because it's not idan. it's not my boy. >> reporter: originally from new jersey, idan is thought to be the last living american hostage. he volunteered for the israeli army after finishing school and is only due to be released in the second stage of the deal. negotiations for that have not yet begun. do you feel that the israeli government owes you something? >> of course. he came to protect israel. where is israel? they need to protect him. they need to bring him home. >> reporter: her message for prime minister benjamin netanyahu,

shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, the video of the distraught mother clinging on to redheaded children was seen across the world. hamas announced the family had died in november 2023 — claiming they'd been killed in an israeli air strike. but it wasn't until yesterday that their remains and those of 84—year—old peace campaigner oded lifshitz were supposedly returned to israel. before being driven away by the red cross. the return of the dead. the fourth body was not that of the boys�* mother, shiri bibas. the idf also say that forensic tests show that shiri's sons not killed in an air strike. for those waiting for their family members to be returned, it's agonising. are doing everything in our power to make sure the second phase is happening. we are fighting both in israel and outside israel, to make sure people do whatever they can to make sure outskirts of tel aviv. there are no reports of injuries. netanyahu has ordered an intensive military palestinians continues. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. we mentioned we have this morning from the israeli prime tell us more

the bodies of shiri bibas's two sons — four—year—old ariel and ten—month old kfir — were released onring them with their "bare hands",, then committing horrific our middle east correspondent mark lowen sent this report. well, for the bibas family, the emotional a body that hamas said was that of shiri bibas, but found under the rubble in gaza. but now, hamas says they have found the body of shiri bibas and that they have handed that coffin over to the red cross. it is that of mrs bibas. a reminder that she and her husband, yarden, and their two little boys — ariel, who was just four were seized in that hamas attack. today, there was fury from israel's government, claiming that hamas had violated the ceasefire by not handing over the body of shiri bibas. but now hamas says they have found her and that that body is going to be identified. and it all comes a day before the next exchange of living hostages on saturday, when we expect six israeli palestinian prisoners. 21 at the time, an israeli served a tank commander in served as a tank commander in the israeli security services. his pa