10-month-old Kfir Bibas, who became one of the symbols of the drama of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, lost his life along with his mother Sherry Silverman Bibas and his 4-year-old brother Ariel Bibas. The news was broken by Hamas’ armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades. According to the information released, “they were killed in a previous bombing by the Israeli army.”
“The terrorist organization Hamas continues to act in a cruel and inhumane manner,” an IDF spokesman said. Jerusalem Post -. IDF representatives spoke with members of the Bibas family and informed them of the developments. “The IDF is reviewing the reliability of the information.”
The spokesman later reiterated that “responsibility for the security of all hostages in the Gaza Strip rests entirely with the terrorist organization Hamas.” Hamas puts hostages, including nine children, in danger. “Hamas is obliged to return them to Israel immediately.”
The infidel was the smallest hostage. The Bibas family lived on Kibbutz Nir Oz, an Israeli community very close to Gaza. They were captured on October 7 and taken to Palestinian territory. During these days when the ceasefire continued, after the release of 81 hostages, 61 of whom were Israelis and 20 foreigners, as part of an exchange with Palestinian prisoners, discussions about whether the children and their mothers should not be released yet flared up. Relatives of the Bibas family stated that they were concerned about the health of their relatives and said, “All the other children have already been released. We do not know where they are being held or what condition they are in.” According to Israeli army spokesman Avichai Andraee, the family was initially kidnapped by Hamas but was later transferred to another Palestinian armed group, which held them in the Khan Younis area. All hopes of seeing them free are gone.
Israel believes at least 161 hostages taken on October 7 are still in Gaza. Of these, 146 are Israelis (some with dual nationality), 15 are foreigners, at least four are under the age of 18, and at least 10 people over the age of 75 are on the list. A total of 86 hostages have been released so far (including 66 Israelis): 60 Israelis, some of whom have dual nationalities, as part of the agreement with Hamas, 20 foreigners and 4 women who were released before the agreement. The remains of the two kidnapped people were found by IDF soldiers.
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