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Slain hostage Oded Lifshitz's body identified after return to Israel
"503 agonizing days of uncertainty have come to an end. We had hoped and prayed so much for a different outcome," the family said.
Four deceased hostages, said to be Bibas children, mother and Oded Lifshitz, returned to Israel
The youngest of the hostages, Kfir Bibas, was 9 months old when he was kidnapped along with his brother Ariel, 4, and mother Shiri Silberman Bibas, 32. Hamas also returned the body of one of the oldest hostages, Oded Lifshitz, 85. All were taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023.
Palestinian group says it will release body of Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday
The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said on Wednesday that it would release the body of Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday.
Slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas to be returned to Israel
The four were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz; it is currently unclear how they died.
IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage
Thursday marked the latest return of deceased hostages as part of the group's ceasefire deal with Israel. Israel and Hamas had confirmed the names of the four bodies returned to Israel Thursday as Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and peace activist, and Shiri Bibas and her two children -- Ariel and Kfir Bibas.
PM’s office: Oded Lifshitz was murdered in captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The Prime Minister’s Office confirms that the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine has finished its identification of slain hostage Oded Lifshitz. It says that the IDF has told Lifshitz’s family that he was murdered in captivity by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Israel vows revenge over release of wrong hostage body — as Hamas blames it on ‘error’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday to make Hamas “pay the price” for a “cruel and malicious violation” of the cease-fire deal after it sent back the body of a Gaza woman instead of slain mom of two Shiri Bibi — which the terror group blamed on an “error.
Israel's Institute of Forensic Medicine: Oded Lifshitz murdered a year ago, body identified
Israel's Institute of Forensic Medicine made a public statement on Thursday, confirming that slain hostage Oded Lifshitz's body had been identified and that he was killed over a year ago. The institute did not address the identities of the other three slain hostages.
Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz killed in captivity by Islamic Jihad, Israel says
Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said hostage Oded Lifshitz, whose body was handed over by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday, was killed in captivity by the Islamic Jihad militant group.
Fears of ‘propaganda exercise’ as hostage body to be released, lawyers say
Lawyers for the daughter of one of the oldest hostages seized by Hamas fears the release of his remains, reported to be on Thursday, could be used as “a propaganda exercise”. Oded Lifshitz, 84, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas October 7 2023 attack.
'The work is not done,' son of slain hostage Oded Lifshitz says
Yizhar, the son of Oded Lifshitz, eulogized his father on 103FM in anticipation of the return of his body from Hamas captivity on Thursday. “My father became a public figure, judging by the sheer number of people who prayed for him,
Evansville man mourns the loss of his uncle, a hostage killed by Hamas
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The past 15 months have been a rollercoaster for Evansville’s Mark Vyvoda. In October 2023, his ...
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Outgoing IDF chief asks ‘forgiveness’ from Bibas and Liftshitz families after bodies returned
Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi apologizes to the families of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz, for failing to return their loved ones from captivity alive, after Hamas ...
Super Grandpa and lifelong peace advocate: Family mourns slain hostage Oded Lifshitz
"He dedicated his life to helping others," the Hostage Family Forum said, adding that "his grandchildren called him 'Super ...
Who are the hostages released by Hamas?
Hamas militants have released the bodies of four more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken ...
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Israel names Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz as the slain hostages supposed to return Thursday
IDF to hold small ceremony in Gaza when it receives remains; Hamas official says terror group prepared to release all ...
Hamas claims remains of mother of two young boys mixed with other human remains after Israeli airstrike
Shiri Bibas, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists, while in captivity was not among the bodies returned to Israel and Hamas ...
Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire
JERUSALEM — Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of ...
Starmer ‘deeply saddened’ by death of UK-linked hostage after body returned
The Prime Minister has said he is “deeply saddened” by the death of UK-linked Hamas hostage Oded Lifshitz. The body of Mr Lifshitz, 84, was confirmed as one of four returned to Israel by Hamas on ...