From PM’s office blames IDF for ‘grave mistake’ after Bibas family named as slain hostages
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
After the Bibas family blasts the Prime Minister’s Office for confirming to journalists that their loved ones are on the Hamas list of hostages’ bodies to be returned tomorrow, an official in the PMO blames the army for the “grave mistake.”
“This was a grave mistake on the part of the IDF liaison officers communicating with the Bibas family, which resulted from an unfortunate human error,” says the official.
The PMO source says the officers gave the green light for the names to be given to the press, even though it is now apparent that the Bibas family had not approved it. The official says the officers had been required to confirm that every family approves the publication of the names.
