Kfir Bibas – 10-month-old hostage held by Hamas in Gaza
(The baby pictured above, his 4-year-old brother and their parents are still being held captive in Gaza.)
Eleven more Israeli hostages were released by Hamas Monday night as part of the four-day ceasefire agreement, including two women and nine children. The women released are each the mothers of two child hostages who were freed alongside them.
All of those released were taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.
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They include Sharon Aloni-Konio, 34, and her two children, twins Ema Konio and Yuli Konio age 3. The children’s father David, 34, remains in captivity. Karina Angel Bret, 51, and two of her children Mika Angel, 18 and Yuval Angel, 11 were also freed and so was Eitan Yahalomi, age 12.
Brother and sister Sahar Calderon, 16 and Erez Calderon, 12 were released as well as the two brothers Or Yaakov, 16 and Yagil Yaakov, 12.
This was the final group of 50 hostages – all women and children – who were released as part of a four day ceasefire agreement in Gaza. In exchange, Israel released 150 women and teenage terrorists it held in prison.
In addition to the elven women and children released Monday night, another 6 Thai hostages were also freed. In addition to the 50 Israelis, 27 Asians who were working in Israel when taken hostage have been released. Also, one 24- year-old man with Russian citizenship was released, apparently at the request of the Russian government.
More than 160 people are still being held hostage in Gaza.
Reports indicate at this time that there is an agreement in principle to extend the ceasefire for another two days, during which time ten more hostages will be released each day.
At this time, however, seven Israeli children including a baby are still being held hostage in Gaza, including one Arab teen.
Kfir Bibas – 10 months old
Ariel Bibas – 4 years old
Gali Tarshansky – 13 years old
Amit Shani – 16 years old
Maya Leimberg and Aisha Alziadna (an Arab girl) – 17 years old
Ofir Engel – turned 18 while in captivity
As for Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the IDF revealed on Monday that it has intelligence Hamas transferred the two as well as their father Yarden and mother Shiri to a different terrorist group. It is believed they are currently held somewhere in Kahn Younis n southern Gaza.
