This is the Israeli Yardem Bibas. Hamas claims that his wife Shiri and his children Kfir and Ariel were killed in an Israeli bombing, but the version was never officially confirmed.
April 17, 2024, 4:28 p.m.
New images showing the kidnapping of Yarden Bibas (Video: X/N12) Photo: The Jerusalem Post).
He Channel 12 Israeli released this Wednesday new images of the kidnapping of Yardem Bibas, the Israeli father of the Argentine children Kfir and Ariel Silberman Bibas and his wife and mother of the children. Shiri Silbermanall captives in Gaza.
In the images, Bibas is seen on a motorcycle, with blood on his face, while his captors try to get through a rowdy crowd. His captors shout at the people surrounding the motorcycle and one of the kidnappers even shows a gun to intimidate them.
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The Jerusalem Post He said that in the images you can see a person wearing a press vest.
The Silberman Bibas family was kidnapped during the brutal October 7 Hamas attack in southern Israel, when it killed more than 1,200 people and took another 240 hostage. Kfir, the youngest captive, served one year in captivity. Ariel is four years old.
Hamas claims Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Silberman Bibas killed in Israeli bombing
The four are part of the hundreds of people kidnapped by Hamas or other Palestinian factions in Gaza.
Hamas’ military branch said Shiri, Ariel and Kfir were killed in late November last year in an Israeli bombing raid, but the account was never confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces.
Argentine Shiri Silberman Bibas and her children Ariel and Kfir at the time of the kidnapping (Photo: Ynet)
Israeli media said it is unclear whether Yardem Bibas is alive. Hamas released a video last year in which the man accuses Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of the alleged death of his family.
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“Netanhayu, you bombed and killed my wife. And to my two children, who were the most important thing in my life. Bring them back home so they can be buried in Israel,” he stated.
Israel never confirmed the news about the deaths of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir and their family continues to demand their release.
