The list of those released in the sixth phase of the ceasefire with the Hamas terrorist organization arrived in Israel tonight (between Tuesday and Wednesday) and representatives have already contacted the families whose loved ones are supposed to return to Israel tonight from Hamas captivity.
The list again does not include members of the Bibas family, mother Shiri and children Ariel (4) and Kfir (10 months), whose abduction has become one of the painful symbols of the "Iron Sword War."
Their family member, Elon Keshet, told Israel Hayom this morning: "This is the 54th day that our hearts have been broken. We don't understand how come they're not part of this liberation, how do they let Hamas violate the agreement like that? They are children and their mother, and this is part of an agreement. It hurts a lot and we're already very tired and we just want them to come back, we really, really don't know what to do."
Bibbs family. Father Yarden, mother Shiri and sons Ariel and Kfir, photo: courtesy of the family
The redheaded children, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 10 months, who were kidnapped from Nir Oz, became a symbol of the abducted children, when a video of their abduction together with their mother Shiri (32) was circulated on social media. They were abducted together with their father Yarden (34).
A few years ago, IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari referred to the fact that the family is being held by non-Hamas factions in Khan Yunis, saying that "the responsibility lies with Hamas. All international organizations must exert all their weight and demand access to them."
Statement by the Bibas family, the senior abductees, photo: Gideon Markowitz
Their family member Elon Keshet recently wrote a column in Israel Hayom, where he said: "We haven't seen them for so long. We worry and miss so much. The fear for their lives is unbearable. We haven't heard anything about their situation yet. And there is so much question - do they eat? How are they treated? Are they even together?. We dream of the moment we will see them again. That we can embrace each of them. To see Kfir grow and develop with his gorgeous smile, and Ariel playing in cars and running around again."
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