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February 21, 2025

Israeli Leaders Cast Doubt on Ceasefire Deal, Saying Body Returned from Gaza Was Not Shiri Bibas
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Israeli officials are casting doubt over whether a prisoner exchange set
for Saturday will proceed as planned, after Israel claimed one of the
four bodies handed over by Hamas on Thursday was not the body of hostage
Shiri Bibas. Hamas says the remains appear to have been mixed with other
human remains taken from the rubble left behind by Israeli bombardment.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called it a "shocking and horrific
violation of the ceasefire agreement," and Trump's special envoy for
hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, threatened Hamas with "total
annihilation." Hamas is due to release six living Israeli hostages
Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian captives held by
Israel.


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