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.

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.

Spokesman said Yarden Bibas insisted he tell the world the horrific truth; Hamas professes surprise after body of Gazan woman sent to Israel in place of Shiri Bibas, names 6 living hostages to be freed Saturday The post IDF: Captors murdered children Ariel and Kfir Bibas ‘in cold blood’ with ‘their bare hands’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Hamas had earlier sent a Palestinian woman's body to Israel, claiming it was the remains of Shiri Bibas. Upons returing the actual remains of the Israeli hostage, officials said the woman was killed i

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

On Thursday, (February 20), there will be another hostage swap between Israel and Hamas. However, this one is particularly heartbreaking, as the Palestinian militant group will be handing over the bodies of four hostages,

"The terrorists did not shoot the two young boys — they killed them with their bare hands. Afterwards, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities."

Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip killed brothers Ariel and Kfir Bibas only weeks after they were kidnapped during the terrorists’ Oct. 7, 2023, rampage into southern Israel. A forensic examination of Ariel,