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Israel war 2023
Published November 30, 2023, 4:08 PM ET
Hamas has released a propaganda video of Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas, a day after the terror group claimed his wife and two young children were killed in an IDF airstrike.
The horrifying video was Uploaded to sociall media and shows the 34-year-old father in tears as his captors inform him that his children, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas and 4-year-old Ariel, were killed along with his wife and wife Shiri Silverman-Bibas. 32.
Bibas continues to blame Israel for the deaths of his wife and children and is asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow their bodies to be returned to Israel.
Hamas claimed in a statement released with the video that it had offered the IDF to release the bodies of Shiri and her children, but the Israeli military reportedly refused.
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari rejected the claims and reiterated that Hamas’s statement on the fate of the Bibas family had not been confirmed.
“The terrorist organization Hamas has presented harsh documentation of Yarden Bibas,” Hagari said of the latest propaganda video. “Our hearts go out to the entire Bibas family. We will continue to return all of our prisoners.
Father-of-two Yarden Bibas was seen in a Hamas video repeating the group’s claim that his wife and children were killed by an Israeli airstrike. Hamas military wing The family of four was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the terrorist attack on October 7th. Facebook
“Hamas is using psychological terror against the prisoners’ families,” Hagari added. “Their purpose is to exert pressure to damage our resilience.”
The Bibas family was kidnapped from their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th. Days later, a haunting video was released showing the moment the family was kidnapped by the terrorist group.
The family had hidden in their safe room during the invasion.
Bibas texted his family, “They’re coming in,” before they were arrested, the New York Times reported.
The video of Shiri Silverman-Bibas, taken with her two red-haired children, became a symbol of the brutality of the October 7 attack.
The infant Kfir is the youngest hostage captured by Hamas.
He and his siblings, both with bright red hair, became known as “The Reds,” a symbol of the brutal terrorist attack that sparked the war between Israel and Hamas.
On Tuesday, Israeli officials said Hamas had handed the family over to another Palestinian faction, which was holding them in Khan Younis, a southern Gaza town where fighting was less intense.
Ten-month-old Kfir Bibas is the youngest hostage captured by Hamas. Handout for the family
But a day later, Hamas claimed that Shiri, Kfir and Ariel were all dead and attributed this to an Israeli airstrike, without providing any evidence.
The Bibas family issued a statement on Wednesday saying they were awaiting Israeli investigations into claims about the deaths of the mother and children.
“We thank the Israeli people for the warm embrace, but ask that our privacy be maintained at this very complex moment,” the family said.
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