Defense and Security
Hamas handed over remains it said were of Tsachi Idan, Ohad Yahalomi, Itzik Elgarat and Shlomo Mansour to the Red Cross en route to their return to Israel, “Al Jazeera” reported.
The strike was conducted after the terrorist was identified operating in violation of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
Egypt will oversee the transfer, which is expected to take place at 11 p.m.
He spoke at the funeral of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir, kidnapped and murdered by Arab terrorists from Gaza.
Countering claims by former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the Mossad chief said that the operation was far more effective than it would have been if conducted months earlier.
“The Palestinian Authority’s payments to terrorists will be met with an uncompromising response,” said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
The 20-year-old told Israeli media that in addition to learning to recite “Shalom Aleichem” in Arabic, she and the other hostages with her would make the traditional Shabbat evening blessing over wine, even over water.
Israel is the “barbarian” and the terrorist organization is the “humane one” in the conflict, the play-caller said.
The Lone Soldiers Program Resilience Center is an initiative of Nefesh B’Nefesh and Friends of the IDF, in partnership with Sheba Medical Center.
Shiri Bibas, 32, and her two children, Kfir and Ariel, were murdered in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip.
Reut Ben-Chaim, a mother of eight and co-founder of Tzav 9, a group opposed to the entry of aid into Gaza, was slapped with U.S. sanctions targeting “extremist” individuals “undermining peace in the region.”
