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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a halt to further prisoner releases until Hamas ends these propaganda events and treats detainees with dignity. The latest delay came after Hamas returned the remains of six Israeli hostages but falsely claimed that the bodies of victims Nancy and Cfir Bibas, including their 4-year-old and 9-month-old children, were not theirs. The Bibas family confirmed her murder in captivity, though Hamas denies responsibility and blames Israeli airstrikes.
The scene of the hostages paraded publicly, often forced to appear in military uniforms or show gratitude to captors, drew widespread international criticism from the UN and Red Cross, who condemned the exploitative nature of such displays.