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Family confirms body handed over by Hamas was Israeli mother Shiri Bibas

Israel and Hamas were moving ahead with another exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners Saturday as part of the ceasefire.

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Armed Hamas militants stand next to a Red Cross vehicle at the site of the handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. PIC/AFP

Armed Hamas militants stand next to a Red Cross vehicle at the site of the handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. PIC/AFP

A body released by Palestinian militants overnight was confirmed to be Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother whose two young sons also died in captivity, her family said.

Hamas had said Bibas' remains were returned to Israel with those of her sons and another hostage Thursday. Testing confirmed the identities of the three others but found the remains said to be Shiri Bibas were instead an unidentified Palestinian woman.

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