Forensics chief says remains of Shiri Bibas positively identified, no evidence she was killed in explosion

Dr. Chen Kugel, the director of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir) says that his team has positively identified the remains of hostage Shiri Bibas.

Kugel says there is no evidence at all that she was killed in an explosion. Hamas has long said that Bibas and her two small children Kfir and Ariel were killed in an IDF airstrike.

“We identified Shiri Bibas two days after we identified her children. Our examination found no evidence of injuries caused by bombing,” he says.

The identification of Shiri Bibas was delayed after Hamas sent the wrong body to Israel. The correct body was sent last night.

“Since Thursday morning we have worked professionally and carefully to provide clear answers to the Lifshitz and Bibas-Silberman families. It’s a difficult day for the families, for us, the medical staff, and for the entire nation of Israel,” says Kugel.

The body of Oded Lifshitz was also sent back to Israel.