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<div class="gmail-inner-article-top"><h1 class="gmail-">Hamas rejects Netanyahu’s threats over body of Sheri Bibas </h1><p class="gmail-">The
resistance movement said it was ‘surprised’ and will investigate the
accusation that the remains handed over were not those of Sheri Bibas </p><div class="gmail-another-name"><p><a href="https://thecradle.co/authors/news-desk-9" style="color:rgb(164,4,4)">News Desk</a></p></div><div class="gmail-another-name" style="margin-top:16px"><p><span style="color:rgb(84,88,94)">FEB 21, 2025 -<font size="1"> </font></span><font size="1"><a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/hamas-rejects-netanyahus-threats-over-body-of-sheri-bibas">https://thecradle.co/articles/hamas-rejects-netanyahus-threats-over-body-of-sheri-bibas</a></font></p></div></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-img"><img src="https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/25228396-f049-11ef-a41b-00163e02c055.jpeg" alt="" width="504" height="284" style="margin-right: 0px;"><span>(Photo credit: X)</span></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-content"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-md-8 gmail-col-sm-7"><div class="gmail-article-content"><span><p>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.</p><p>“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.</p><p>“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.</p><p>The statement went on to say that Hamas “will examine these allegations very seriously, and will announce the results clearly.”</p><p>A Hamas official <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/hamas-official-says-likely-body-of-shiri-bibas-mistakenly-mixed-with-others-in-gaza-rubble-a74de7d4">said</a> earlier on 21 February that Bibas’s remains were likely mixed with others under the rubble caused by Israeli airstrikes.</p><p>“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. </p><p>According to Hamas<a href="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"> official </a>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.”</p><p><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-slams-hamass-unspeakable-cynicism-as-whereabouts-of-shiri-bibas-unknown/">Netanyahu</a> and Israeli forensic specialists said on Friday that the corpse <a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/gaza-resistance-hands-over-bodies-of-four-israeli-captives-to-red-cross">handed over </a>by Hamas to the Red Cross on 20 February was not Bibas’s. </p><p>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.”</p><p>“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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p></span></div></div></div></div>
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