Hamas returns 4 bodies, including 2 kids but not their mom, Israel says
Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.
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Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.
Hamas handed over four coffins Thursday, which the militant group said contained the bodies of four Israeli hostages -- Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted. Israel later said forensic analysis showed Shiri Bibas was not among them. Debora Patta reports.
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Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, said to include a mother and her two young children who have long been feared dead. CBS News' Debora Patta has more.
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