[News] Hamas rejects Netanyahu’s threats over body of Sheri Bibas

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 Hamas rejects Netanyahu’s threats over body of Sheri Bibas

The resistance movement said it was ‘surprised’ and will investigate the
accusation that the remains handed over were not those of Sheri Bibas

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Hamas said in a statement on 21 February that it was “surprised” by the
claims made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the body
of deceased captive Sheri Bibas, after Tel Aviv announced that it was not
her remains that were handed over during the latest release.

“Hamas is surprised by the uproar caused by the occupation following its
claim that the body of the captive Sheri Bibas does not match the DNA test,
and rejects the threats issued by Benjamin Netanyahu as part of his
attempts to improve his image before the Zionist community,” the resistance
movement said.

“We in Hamas affirm our seriousness and full commitment to all our
obligations, and we have proven this through our behavior over the past few
days. We have no interest in not committing or keeping any bodies with us,”
it added.

The statement went on to say that Hamas “will examine these allegations
very seriously, and will announce the results clearly.”

A Hamas official said
<https://www.barrons.com/news/hamas-official-says-likely-body-of-shiri-bibas-mistakenly-mixed-with-others-in-gaza-rubble-a74de7d4>
earlier on 21 February that Bibas’s remains were likely mixed with others
under the rubble caused by Israeli airstrikes.

“It is likely that Mrs Bibas's body was mistakenly mixed with others found
under the rubble,” an anonymous Hamas official told AFP, adding that Hamas
was “investigating” the matter.

According to Hamas official
<https://waradana.com/article/201796-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%89>Ismail
al-Thawabta, Bibas’s remains were “mixed with other bodies under the rubble
of a place that was deliberately and intentionally bombed by the
occupation's warplanes,” and that “Netanyahu is the one who issued the
orders for the direct and merciless bombing, and he is the one who bears
full responsibility for killing her and her children in a horrific and
brutal manner.”

Netanyahu
<https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-slams-hamass-unspeakable-cynicism-as-whereabouts-of-shiri-bibas-unknown/>
and Israeli forensic specialists said on Friday that the corpse handed over
<https://thecradle.co/articles/gaza-resistance-hands-over-bodies-of-four-israeli-captives-to-red-cross>by
Hamas to the Red Cross on 20 February was not Bibas’s.

The prime minister said it was instead the body of a Palestinian woman from
Gaza, and accused Hamas of acting “in an unspeakably cynical manner.”

“We will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our
hostages – both living and dead – and ensure Hamas pays the full price for
this cruel and evil violation of the agreement,” Netanyahu added.

The spokesman for Hamas’s Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, announced on 21
February the names of the six Israeli captives who are expected to be
released on Saturday.

Concerns have grown over the fate of the Gaza ceasefire deal as a result of
Israel delaying the start of negotiations for phase two of the agreement.

Netanyahu has said that Israel’s conditions for the start of phase two are
a complete disarmament of Hamas, an end to its presence in Gaza, and no
Palestinian Authority (PA) involvement in the post-war management of the
strip.
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