Israel will return the body of a Gazan woman transferred by Hamas after the remains of Shiri Bibas are formally identified at the National Center of Forensic Medicine, a senior Israeli official said late Friday.
The official suggested Hamas likely handed over the body by mistake rather than as a deliberate act.
Bibas, whose two young sons were murdered in captivity, was slated to be returned in the latest exchange, but Israeli authorities said Thursday that Hamas instead transferred the remains of an unidentified Gazan woman.