The father of Hamas’s youngest hostages was released – but his family remains in Hamas captivity
Yarden Bibas is Return to Israel More than 480 days after the Hamas terrorists threw him out of his house in Kibbutz Nir Oz and dragged him to Gaza’s belt. Bibas’s return, however, is bitter because his wife Shiri and their two young children, Ariel and Kfir, remain in Gaza. Their fate is unknown, and the Israeli defense forces (IDF) made it clear that there are “serious concerns about their welfare”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated the return of Yarden Bibasa, saying that the thoughts of the nation with Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas are.
“Our thoughts are now with Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas and all our abductors. We will continue to work to bring them home,” Netanyahu wrote on X.
Bibas family, on the left: Yarden, Ariel, Shiri and Kfir (Ofri Bibas Levy)
Israeli President Isaac Herzog He also commented on Yarden’s edition, calling him “heart”.
“Yarden’s reunion with his family is simply hearty. We are all deeply worried about the fate of our beloved Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas – as the whole nation we keep them in our hearts. People from Israel stand with Yarden and the whole family, with great care and cordial With prayer, “Herzog wrote in the post on X.
The hostage forum and missing families also celebrated the return of Yarden Bibasa and vowed to continue to demand that his wife and two sons be released.
Early on Saturday, Bibas was released along with American Israeli Keith Siegel and the French-Israeli offer Calderon in the fourth round of hostages as part of the first phase of Israel and Hamas’s permanent agreement on the termination of fire.
“From the moment Hamas launched his barbarian attack on October 7th, we remained dedicated to one mission – including every hostage home,” wrote IDF International, Lieutenant Nadav Shoshani. “We cannot and will not forget for a moment, 79 hostages left in captivity of the Hamas.”
Yarden Bibas with a sister and father on the IDF helicopter on the way to the hospital. The sign says, “Thank you to all the people of Israel. I heard from my family that you fought for my release, I want to thank you. I appreciate. Happy birthday to Saba (grandfather!)” (IDF)
American among three soils liberated from terrorism after nearly 500 days
The release of Bibas, Siegel and Calderon looked different from the edition of previous hostages, which saw shocking scenes of crowds that were mobile captives as they were transferred to the Red Cross. This change is probably due to the request of Netanyahu that the mediators guarantee that hostages are safe to come out after chaotic scenes.
While in captivity, Bibas was forced to record a hostage in which he was seen falling apart while Hamas claimed that his wife and children were killed. Hamas often uses these types of videos as part of what IDF calls “psychological terror”. However, the terrorist organization included Shiri, Kfir and Ariel on the 33 hostage list set in the first phase truce.
After releasing freedom, Yarden’s family said that “a quarter of our heart returned to us after 15 long months … Yarden returned home, but the home remains incomplete.”
Hamas called Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon as the next three hostages released. (The hostage forum and missing families)
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As the pictures and videos of Hamas’s brutal attacks began to spread on October 7, the Bibas family quickly became a symbol of the cruelty of a terrorist group. Video Shiri Bibas, who held his two redheads in his arms, was widespread around the world. Those calling for the release of the Bibas family often used orange to symbolize bright red hair for infants and baby.
At the time of their abduction, Kfir was 9 months old and Ariel was 4 years. The only child is hostages staying in gauze. Ariel is now 5 years old, and Kfir marked her second birthday at Hamas’s captivity, where he spent his two and only birthdays.
Since Saturday, 79 hostages have remained in Gaza, 35 of which were declared dead and whose bodies remained in the Hamas’ hands. Keith Siegel, who was released on Saturday, is the first Israeli-American to be published. There are still six American citizens in Gaza, who are believed to be only two alive.
