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Hamas says it has handed over body of Shiri Bibas

James Mackenzie and Jana Choukeir
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Cairo/Jerusalem | Hamas released a body on Friday (Saturday AEDT) it claimed to be that of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, whose misidentification in a handover this week threatened to derail the fragile Gaza ceasefire deal.

Israeli medical authorities said forensic teams were preparing to examine the body, which Hamas transferred via the Red Cross, and confirm its identity.

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