Argentinian President Javier Milei posts a photo of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, who were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and their remains apparently returned to Israel a short while ago.
He will also, according to Argentinian media, declare a national day of mourning for the slain family, whose bodies were returned by Hamas this morning along with that of Oded Lifshitz, who was also kidnapped alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
An Argentinian official tells The Times of Israel that Milei will wait until official information about the bodies is released before making any decision, as requested by the Bibas family.
The Bibas family has dual Israeli-Argentinian citizenship.
The coffins said to contain the remains are being transported to the Abu Kabir forensic institute near Tel Aviv for identification.
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