Since the October 7 massacre, hundreds of Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas and were held captive in the Gaza Strip. While many of the hostages have either been freed, rescued, or killed, many still remain in captivity. The hostage deal is the hypothetical agreement between Israel and Hamas that would see the hostages, living and dead, released from captivity back to Israel.
"None of this was deserved. We will miss you forever. We will not give up on Mom, Shiri," Ofri Bibas, Yarden's sister stated.
The IDF was able to verify that Hamas murdered the Bibas kids and attempted to conceal the evidence of the murders.
Kibbutz Nir Oz calls for "release not revenge"; Finance Minister Smotrich calls for Hamas’s annihilation; Aryeh Deri calls to strike Hamas with "an iron fist."
An official acknowledged that “right now, we are focusing on ensuring that the Saturday release, in which six hostages are expected to be freed, takes place."
Yarden Bibas cannot look away. Nor can we. There can be no rest until Yarden receives his answer to such a simple question: Where is Shiri?
For 503 days, their names were whispered in prayers, their faces taped to windows, their absence turned into a wound no one could close.
It also said, if it found Israel's results to be true, it would "call for the return of the body that the occupation claims belongs to a Palestinian woman."
Freed hostage Iair Horn describes his October 7 massacre experience, and pleads for urgent action to rescue Gaza captives.
Israel targeted with bus bombings, no one injured • Fourth body of returned slain hostages identified as Gazan woman
Let the memory of Kfir and Ariel Bibas ignite a fire in our hearts—a fire that fuels our determination to protect, to unite, and demand dignity and safety for every Jewish child.
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