The Israeli government has received confirmation on the identities of the deceased hostages due to be released from Gaza on Thursday. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters confirmed the names of Shiri Bibas and her two children, as well as Oded Lifshitz, a journalist and peace activist, all of whom were murdered while in Hamas custody.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed that they received the list of deceased hostages on Wednesday. The Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing, Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch, has updated the families of the hostages via the representatives of the IDF.
