The sister-in-law of Shiri Bibas said Friday that her family is not seeking revenge after Hamas sent Israel the wrong body as part of the hostage deal, saying that they only wanted her back.

“We are not seeking revenge now, we want Shiri,” Ofri Bibas said in a video statement. The statement was issued one day after forensic analysts determined that a body released from Gaza by Hamas did not belong to Bibas.

Hamas released four bodies on Thursday as part of the hostage-ceasefire deal in a grotesque ceremony. Two of the bodies were identified as Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Shiri’s sons, who Israel said were killed in captivity after being kidnapped on October 7, 2023, at ages 4 years and 8 months, respectively; the third body was identified as Oded Lifshitz; the fourth body, which was supposed to belong to Shiri per the agreement, was not identified as any known hostage.

Bibas said that the confirmation of Ariel and Kfir’s death over 500 days after their abduction “offered no comfort, only profound grief.”

“My sweet nephews were taken alive from their home and murdered by a cruel terrorist organization while in captivity. They didn’t deserve such a fate,” she said.

She also accused the government of abandoning the family and failing to live up to its responsibility to bring them back.

“Shiri, Ariel and Kfir were taken alive by a murderous terrorist organization, and it was Israel’s responsibility and obligation to bring them back alive. There is no forgiveness for abandoning them on October 7th, and no forgiveness for abandoning them in........

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