Former Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas was reunited with his father and sister in a poignant moment following his release from captivity. The emotional reunion took place after Bibas was kidnapped by Hamas from kibbutz Nir Oz along with his wife and two young sons, Kfir and Ariel, on October 7, 2023.
While Bibas was released on Saturday morning, his wife and children were not among those freed during a temporary truce in late November 2023. Hamas claimed that they were killed in an Israeli airstrike, though Israel has not confirmed their deaths. The military has informed the family that there is uncertainty about their fate.
