The Associated Press is under fire for how it described the death of an Israeli mother and her two boys who were reportedly slain by Hamas. The AP shared the controversial statement on the social media platform X on Friday.

Hamas professes surprise after body of Gazan woman sent to Israel in place of Shiri Bibas, says it will proceed with deal, names six living hostages to be freed Saturday The post IDF says captors murdered children Ariel and Kfir Bibas with ‘their bare hands’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

In November 2023, without providing evidence, Hamas claimed that the children—then 4 years old and 10 months old—along with their mother, had died in an Israeli airstrike.

"No match was found for any other hostage. This is an anonymous, unidentified body,” the Israel Defense Forces said.

The four were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz; it is currently unclear how they died.

The revelation comes after Hamas failed to return the body of Shiri Bibas together with her two sons in violation of the cease-fire agreement.

In a shocking revelation, Israel claimed on Friday that Hamas brutally killed the Bibas brothers "with bare hands" days after capturing them in Gaza. The IDF alleged that Hamas later attempted to conceal the horrific crime.

In a shocking revelation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on Friday, February 21, that forensic reports confirm the Bibas brothers were brutally killed by Hamas militants using their bare hands,