Published November 30, 2023
Gaza’s youngest hostage, 10-month-old Kfir, was cruelly declared dead by Hamas. His brother and mum also died in the same Israeli air strike.
The youngest hostage in Gaza – just 10-months-old – is feared to have been killed in an Israeli air strike alongside his family. Terror group Hamas claimed baby Kfir Bibas, his four-year-old brother and their mother all died in an Israeli bombing raid before the six-day ceasefire – which was due to end last night.
The baby boy and his family were kidnapped from their home in a southern Israeli kibbutz during Hamas’s initial attacks back on October 7. Kfir’s plight has been widely publicised after Israelclaimed the baby had been handed to another terror group in southern Gaza, where Jerusalem planned to attack next.
But shortly before the final release of more women and children hostages yesterday, Hamas announced that Kfir had in fact been killed in an earlier Israeli bombing, along with his older brother, Ariel, and their mother Shiri Silberman-Bibas, 30. The children’s father Yarden, 34, was also taken hostage but was not mentioned in the statement and his fate last night remained unknown.
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SOURCE: www.express.co.I’m
RELATED: Israel assessing Hamas claim youngest hostage and family members are dead
Kfir Bibas, a 10-month old Israeli baby, was taken hostage by Hamas fighters on October 7.
Published November 29, 2023
The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it was assessing a Hamas claim that the youngest Israeli hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his brother and his mother are dead.
The armed wing of Hamas said earlier Wednesday, without providing evidence, that Kfir, his 4-year-old brother, Ariel, and their mother, Shiri, were killed in an Israeli airstrike. The armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said they had been killed in earlier Israeli bombing.
The IDF responded with a statement saying they were “assessing the accuracy of the information.” It said they had spoken to the relatives of the Bibas family and “are with them at this difficult time.”
“Hamas is wholly responsible for the security of all hostages in the Gaza Strip. Hamas must be held accountable. Hamas’ actions continue to endanger the hostages, which include nine children. Hamas must immediately release our hostages,” the IDF said.
Minutes after the Hamas claim emerged, a senior Israeli official who was holding a briefing at the time said “I hope it’s not true,” and “we have no indication they’re murdered.”
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SOURCE: www.amp.cnn.com
RELATED: Hamas ‘no longer has control’ of its youngest Israeli hostage
IDF say 10-month-old Kfir Bibas and family have been handed to separate Palestinian terrorist group in city of Khan Younis
Published November 27, 2023
Hamas reportedly no longer has its youngest hostages, including 10-month-old baby Kfir Bibas.
According to the IDF, Kfir and his 4-year-old brother Ariel have allegedly been taken to Khan Younis under the control of a separate Palestinian militant group – the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Israeli media reports that the southern Gaza city could be the next target of the IDF, giving rise to fears that hostages are being taken there to pressure Israel to extend the terms of the ceasefire.
There was speculation that Kfir and Ariel would be part of the latest release of hostages, as the tense ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds for another day.
A family statement issued today said:“We are experiencing moments of great uncertainty. The realisation that we will not get the hug we wished for leaves us speechless.”
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SOURCE: www.thejc.com
