Israeli hostages return home in caskets

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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Body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned, family says

The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned to Israel after Hamas sent back the wrong human remains.
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Family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas says new returned body is hers

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Netanyahu vows to make Hamas pay for not returning body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas

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The New York Times - 2h
Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages

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The New York Times - 1d
Hamas releases six Israeli hostages as ceasefire holds

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CBS News - 23m
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The New York Times - 1d
Families return home after sinkhole swallows road

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Israel says slain Israeli mother was not among hostage remains released by Hamas

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CBS News - 14h
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NBC News - 9h
Six Israeli hostages freed ahead of Palestinian prisoner release

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Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza

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Body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says

Hamas said the hostage's remains seem to have been mixed up with other bodies and it is investigating.
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Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire

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The Hill - 22h
Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn't, Israel says

Yahoo News - 1d
Israel says mother not among four hostages' bodies returned by Hamas

Yahoo News - 1d
Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

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The New York Times - 1d
Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire

Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip
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Hartford synagogue holds vigil to honor Israeli family after their bodies were returned by Hamas

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IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage

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ABC News - 1d
Hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire holds; family confirms return of Shiri Bibas' remains

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Germany condemns 'unbelievable perfidy' of Hamas hostage handovers

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'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages

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BBC News - 20h
Two freed hostages back in Israel, military says

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Six hostages released in Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians to be freed

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Israeli Military Prosecutor Charges Five Soldiers in Abuse of Palestinian Detainee

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The New York Times - 2d
Hamas killed Bibas children 'with bare hands,' Israeli army says

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Body handed over by Hamas is that of Shiri Bibas, Israeli sources say

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The New York Times - 5h
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The New York Times - 5h
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Netanyahu: Hamas will pay for not returning mother Shiri Bibas

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ESPN - 23h
Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia

President orders cabinet to give domestic producers preferential treatment as payback for sanctions
Financial Times - 1d