Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.

The release of one of three Hamas hostages freed Saturday was cruelly spoiled when he was told his brother was killed in Gaza — and then learned his wife and children were slain in the Oct.

Hamas originally claimed in November 2023 the three members of the Bibas family had been killed in an Israeli air strike, without providing evidence. The BBC hasn't been able to independently verify this. Israel says it will not confirm their deaths before forensic testing.

The Israeli military said on Friday that two bodies released by Hamas had been identified as infant Kfir Bibas and his 4-year-old brother, Ariel Bibas. It said that a third body was not that of Shiri Bibas,

Hamas militants have released the bodies of three more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken captive