Israeli army says it “fears for the life” of Kfir Bibas, the baby hostage of Hamas, and his family. The baby was less than nine months old when he was taken from his bed on October 7 in the Nir Oz kibbutz.

The Islamist movement announced in November the death of the baby, his brother and his mother, allegedly killed by an Israeli bombardment. But Israeli authorities have not confirmed it. The family called on “decision makers, in Israel and around the world, involved in the negotiations (for their release) to bring them home now.