Among the approximately 240 Israeli citizens held hostage in Gaza are 32 children. Among them, nine-month kefir is the youngest. There is no news about the whereabouts or condition of this family since a month. Meanwhile, Kefir is 10 months old.
This beautiful baby, Kifir Bibas, was only nine months old when he was torn from his home and kidnapped by Hamas terrorists.
He is now 10 months old and still a hostage in Gaza.
Pray for the return of Kefir, his older brother Ariel, his mother Shiri and father… pic.twitter.com/lyqehDslOG
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Amid reports of the hostages’ possible release this week, her grandfather hopes the family will be freed soon. “They are my whole life now. We want to see them home,” 66-year-old Eli Bibas said in an interview with Tazapit Press Service on Sunday about his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren being held by Hamas.
On the fateful Saturday of the Hamas attack, Eli was supposed to visit his family at Kibbutz Nir Oz at 10 a.m., but airstrike sirens sounded at 6:30 a.m. He received a warning about rockets coming from Gaza. At this everyone was sent to their safe room.
Eli lives about 20 minutes away from their home. He texted Yarden, 34, to make sure the family was safe. “Like the rest of the Gaza border communities, it was behind closed doors,” Eli said.
That morning, Yarden was texting his sister Ofri, telling her what was happening in Nir Oz. In Nir Oz, he lived with 32-year-old Shiri, Ariel and Kaffir.
But the air raid warning continued till 9 am. Ellie realized that something was wrong. At 9:20 a.m., her son sent her an “I love you” message. He also sent the same message to his mother and sister.
Just two months before the incident, Yarden’s sister had moved to the Golan Heights, far from the Gaza border, to escape rocket attacks. His brother was considering a similar move and had also bought a handgun, his father said.
He said in an interview, “Imagine what would have been left for me if my daughter had not gone.”
Yarden told his sister that it was noisy outside and that he was having trouble quieting the children. He was afraid to use a gun as the terrorists had automatic weapons.
At 9:45 a.m. he texted, “They’re in.” Soon a video of Hamas terrorists opening the front door will surface.
A few hours later, a video circulated in which Shiri held both the boys in her arms. There was terror on her face as she was surrounded by terrorists. Her boys were clinging to her chest. She covered them with a blanket.
Three days later, another picture surfaced showing Jordan Bibas covered in blood. One of the terrorists held his throat with one hand and held a hammer with the other.
Shiri’s parents were burned alive in their home in the kibbutz. His daughter Shiri is being held in Gaza. There is no word yet on whether the family of four from the kibbutz were abducted, held hostage or killed.
“Nobody could have imagined such a nightmare,” said Eli.
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