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?

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

the three members of the bibas family and peace activist oded lifshitz. been identified as infant kfir bibast 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 kong'

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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 facil

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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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

hours after their bodies were released by hamas in black wooden boxes, the family of # month old kfir bibas brother are a real told we waited for certainty. my sweet nephews were taken from their home and murdered cruel tears organization while in captivity. they didn't deserve such a fate. >> hamas claims without evidence the young boys died in israeli airstrike. but the idf says forensic findings and intelligence show otherwise. >> bibas were murdered by terrorists in cold blood. the terrorists did not shoot the two young boys. they killed them with their bare hands. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowing not to rest until whoever is responsible is brought to justice. >> who kidnaps a little boy and baby and murder derdz them? monsters, that's who. these hamas monsters also cynically refused to bring back the boy's mother shiri and sent the body of a gaza woman instead in brazen violation of the agreement. >> hamas pointing to a possible mixup of bodies saying shiri's remains were found in an area israel had bombed where others were present. adding to the tension, an alleged

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two of the israeli hostages, yarden bibas, the father of the youngest israeli hostages, ariel and kfir bibased over, has arrived in israel along with um, with ofer kalderon. they are at the rahim military base in southern israel. they will be undergoing medical checks before being reunited with their families and everyone now is watching what is happening in gaza city, waiting for that moment that keith siegel would be handed over to the red cross, and then on to israeli forces, who will then transport him to israeli territory. isabel. >> yeah. and the moment that their families have been waiting for for so long that reunification with their loved ones. jomana karadsheh. thank you so much. we appreciate it. let's go now to alon pinkas. he is the former israeli consul general in new york. he joins us now from tel aviv. thank you so much for joining us. let me first ask you about this earlier release than was anticipated. for two out of the three hostages. do you make anything of that? >> no, it's. >> i think. >> it's probably technical. i don't think there's any. >> uh. >> design or plan behi

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 question is where is shiri bibas body? and at the moment, as far

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. >> ariel and kfir bibas were murdered by terrorists in cold blood.errorists 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 to be growing ri

ariel and kfir bibas. >> were murdered. >> by terrorists in cold blood.t 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 boy's remains were identified through dna and that their mother's body wa

ariel and kfir bibas were among the four deceased captives returned in caskets on thursday.caskets, said to contain the remains of their mother was not in fact her, according to the israeli military. joining us now senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and former arab israeli negotiator at the state department, aaron david miller. aaron netanyahu addressed this earlier today. i want to play you some quick sound. >> today the heavens shake. the entire civilized world should condemn these horrific murders. the entire civilized world should join israel in demanding the immediate release of all the hostages. all of israel is united in grief. and as the prime minister of israel, i vow that i will not rest until the savages who executed our hostages are brought to justice. they do not deserve to walk this earth. nothing will stop me. nothing. >> and up to this point, these hostage releases have been going fairly smoothly. according to the agreement. this was different. you know, these these coffins of these kids were paraded through the street. there were

this morning, devastating news for the family of ariel and kfir bibas. the israeli military revealing hamas did not hand over their mother's body. and israel says available intelligence and forensic evidence not released indicates the two boys who were just four years and not even nine months when they were captured were murdered in captivity. hamas staging a ceremony thursday. four caskets paraded in front of crowds in gaza. while in hostage square, an emotional crowd gathering. it was the first time bodies have been sent back. >> they could have been brought back alive, and now they're not. there is no way. >> reporter: and then hours after the remains were returned thursday, the israeli military sayi in a statement that while three were hostages, no match was found for the fourth body, describing it as anonymous and unidentified. prime minister benjamin netanyahu reacting overnight, adding the body in the fourth casket was that of a gazan woman. hamas said without evidence, the bibas children died from an israeli air strike, and the group saying this

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shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, redheaded children was seen across the world.nnounced the family had died in november 2023 — claiming they'd been killed in an israeli air strike. of 84—year—old peace campaigner oded lifshitz were supposedly returned to israel. it was a day many in israel had been dreading — and of ariel and kfir have been returned to them, but they say shiri bibas. of the fragile ceasefire deal. for those waiting for their family members to be returned, it's agonising. my brother is in captivity and is going to be released only in the second phase. we are fighting both in israel and outside israel, that my brother returns home. late last night, three buses exploded on the outskirts of tel aviv. there are no reports of injuries. israel say it was a suspected terror attack, and benjamin operation in the west bank. the violence and fear for both israelis and palestinians continues. hamas commented but one would expect they have to somehow? respond somehow? received a comment haven't received a comment from hamas as yet but, yes, there would defini

shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, redheaded children was seen across the world. claiming 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 show that shiri's sons were murdered in captivity in november 2023 — not killed in an air strike. of the fragile ceasefire deal. for those waiting for their family members to be that is why we as a family — and otherfamilies — are doing everything in our power to make sure we are fighting both in israel and outside israel, that my brother returns home. late last night, three buses exploded on the outskirts of tel aviv. there are no reports of injuries. netanyahu has ordered an intensive military operation in the west bank. palestinians continues. charlotte gallagher, bbc

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kfir and aerial bibas just 2 and 4 years old.ealso coming home to israel in coffins. fox news contributor katie pavlich has been to israel since the attacks and joins us now. good morning to you, katie. >> good morning, ainsley. good to see. >> ainsley: good to see you, too. these were the most recognized victims of the hostage situation. their pictures were all over new york city. we were all praying for them. we found out this news. what was your reaction? >> it's a stark and terrible reminder why this war started on october 7th. you had not hamas terrorists, necessarily, kidnapping this beautiful family. but civilians who who when the gates were broken down by the terrorists they entered looking for looting opportunities and found this family and kidnapped them and took them back to the gaza strip and held them hostage for 500 plus days. if you look at the ages of these children, one of them is obviously a baby. one is a toddler. their father, yarden, on the day of october 7th went out to fight to save his family. he was also

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kfir. >> and ariel bibas. they were just eight months old and two years old at the time of the attack.emains of their mother and an 84 year old hostage were also returned to israel. >> now israeli authorities. will use forensic. >> testing to confirm their identities. >> israel is also. >> expecting six of the remaining living hostages to be released on saturday, in exchange for hundreds of palestinians held in israeli prisons. >> joining us. >> now live from tel aviv, nbc news correspondent hala gorani. >> hala, what can you tell us. about what unfolded today? >> and do we know how. many hostages now remain. >> in gaza at this point? >> yes. so the bodies of three members of the bibas family, as you mentioned, and audit, who's 80, who was 83 years old when he was taken captive on october 7th, 2023, whose body, by the way, was formally identified just in the last hour or so. that announcement was made. the three others are shereen and her two children. so we have ariel, who was four when he was taken, and baby carrier, who was not even nine months old. their father, yarden, by the way,

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

what his release means about the possibility of his wife and two children still being alive kfir and ariel bibas, the youngest israeli hostage abducted by hamas on october 7th. the fact that yarden is being released before them raises serious questions about their fate. we know that israeli officials have said that they are gravely concerned for their fate, and hamas in the past has said that they were killed in an israeli airstrike, although israeli officials have yet to actually confirm that. one other thing that i think is important to note about how today's release has unfolded is the fact that they were far more orderly, far less chaotic than what we saw this past thursday. and that was notable because israel had formally protested about the way in which those handovers happened on thursday, in particular with arbel yehoud that 29 year old female israeli hostage who was released and she looked absolutely terrified amid these unruly crowds and masked hamas and palestinian islamic jihad militants so that clearly changed today. and as a result, we we understand that the rafah border crossing i

bibas family. 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 another

israel positively identified 4-year-old ariel bibas and his nine-month-old brother kfir. the third body was not their mother shiri. hamas has always claimed the bibas family was killed in an 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 on social media -- we're not seeking revenge, she said. 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

hostages were returned by hamas earlier in the week, including the bodies of two children, kfir and ariel bibas. with us now is abby owen. she is an israeli american who had relatives killed on october 7th. her cousin, ofir calderon, was released by hamas earlier this month as part of the cease fire agreement. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for. >> having me. >> so i wonder if you can give me your reaction to today's hostage releases and the return of the bodies earlier in the week. >> in so. >> many ways, it really. describes what it feels like to be israeli. to go from the depths. >> of sadness. >> and heartbreak. >> on thursday, um, when the. >> children were returned, when we understood that they had been. brutally murdered at the hands of hamas. >> um. >> to get a coffin back that didn't have sherry in it, and. >> to finally. >> have her returned and confirmed dead. to have oded. >> come home. >> 84 years old, killed at the hands of hamas, and 36 hours later get living hostages home. we go from sadness to joy. omer shem tov is a hostage that lives in my neighborhood. he

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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

officially revealed until the 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

. ♪ 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

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just heard that reaction from hamas who were due to return the remains of shiri bibas and her children, ten—month—old kfirr—year—old brother ariel. kfir and his four—year—old brotherariel. hamas kfir and his four—year—old brother ariel. hamas said they were killed 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 fr

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,

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,

this protest took place hours after hamas announced bibas family, shiri, airel and kfir are dead.department to investigate the activist group for depriving jews of their civil rights. >> steve: just a terrible story. holy cow. thank you. >> brian: richie torres spoke out, he wants to be the next governor or mayor, that is new york city, this anti-semitic behavior is outside israel, this is where it happens. >> lawrence: where is the emergency meeting? governor is doing emergency meeting on adams, something many new yorkers don't care about. they care about this. >> ainsley: so broken hearted about that family, that mom and her two little children. >> steve: such a puzzling question, how can you be on the side of the people who killed that family? >> ainsley: look at those little boys. >> brian: that says it all, 12 before top of the hour and carley shimkus has news. >> carley: lawyers for diddy combs filing suit saying this case is unprecedented, most disturbingly, no white person has ever been target of remotely similar prosecution. combs is looking to drop count three, transport

the fighters handed over the bodies of 4-year-old ariel bibas and his 9-year-old brother kfir, they sayr shiri is not among them. 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 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 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 do bring him home. >> reporter: her message for prime minister benjamin netanyahu "you cannot stop negotiating now." >> imagine it was you, imagine you were the fath

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

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

the bodies of shiri bibas's two sons — four—year—old ariel and ten—month old kfir — were released on ing 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 par

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