REUTERS/Hatem Khaled] A Hamas senior official Ismail al-Thawabteh said Shiri's body was “turned into pieces” in an Israeli airstrike - which Israel vehemently denies ever took place - and may have been “mixed with other bodies under the rubble”.
He added in a video statement: "We will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages - both living and dead - and ensure Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement.".
The Bibas family accused Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to protect their loved ones during Hamas's 2023 attack and of failing to bring them home.
Israeli PM has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal by handing over the body of a woman from Gaza instead of Shiri.
Hamas said it was investigating a possible error in identifying the human remains handed to Israel instead of Shiri.
