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Friday, February 21, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Friday, February 21, 2025
Red Cross handover to IDF of body, allegedly of Shiri Bibas, expected soon
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The body collected by the Red Cross from Hamas in the Gaza Strip earlier this evening is expected to be handed over to IDF troops at around 12:30 a.m.
Police are preparing to escort an IDF convoy with the body to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification.
Hamas has claimed that the body belongs to hostage Shiri Bibas.
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