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Yarden Bibas
Yarden Bibas, kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. Photo: Yifat Zailer
August 20, 2025, 10:14 am
Hamas terrorist who abducted Yarden Bibas killed
Ex-hostage praises IDF strike but says true closure only possible when friends and remaining captives return home
By Annabel Sinclair
Yarden Bibas during his televised interview recalling captivity in Gaza. Screenshot: Channel 12 News
May 21, 2025, 1:34 pm
Yarden Bibas speaks of the day he made a face-to-face plea to Hamas chief Sinwar
Former captive recounts chilling tunnel encounter and emotional reunion with best friend still held in Gaza
By Annabel Sinclair
Yarden Bibas holds a sign reading that 'I have no independence' as 59 hostages are still being held in Gaza. Photo: Yarden Bibas/Instagram
April 29, 2025, 2:07 pm
Yarden Bibas backs Independence Day campaign calling for hostage deal
'I have no independence because they are still there,' says former hostage
By Annabel Sinclair
Screenshot: Melitaea ornata
April 4, 2025, 5:26 pm
Orange butterfly renamed in honour of Ariel Bibas
Academy of the Hebrew Language pays tribute to the four-year-old kidnapped by Hamas and murdered in captivity
By Michelle Rosenberg
Yarden Bibas appears on 60 Minutes on March 30, 2025. (Screenshot)
April 1, 2025, 10:31 am
Yarden Bibas says ‘I am here because of Trump’ and pleads with him to stop the Gaza war
Bibas said his Hamas captors told him, 'You’ll get a new wife, new kids. Better wife, better kids.'
By Ben Sales (JTA)
The Bibas family. Ariel, his baby brother, Kfir and mother, Shiri.
March 17, 2025, 5:25 pm
Yarden Bibas global fundraiser passes £1m in 24 hours
More than 32,000 people pledge their help for the freed Israeli hostage whose wife Shiri and whose sons Kfir and Ariel were murdered in Hamas captivity
By Michelle Rosenberg
Yarden Bibas at the funeral with his sister, Ofri Bibas Lev
February 26, 2025, 11:36 am
‘Shiri, my love, I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you all’
Heartbroken Yarden Bibas speaks at funerals of his wife and young sons Ariel and Kfir
By Jenni Frazer
Yarden Bibas embraces his father Eli and his sister Ofri at an IDF facility near Re'im after 484 days in Hamas captivity.(Screencapture/Israel Defense Forces)
February 1, 2025, 9:58 am
‘Dad is coming!’ Hostages Yarden, Ofer and Keith back in Israel
There are now 79 hostages remaining in Gaza, of whom at least 44 are confirmed to be dead
By Jewish News Reporter
Orange balloons have become a symbol of the Bibas family because of the abducted children's red hair. (Miriam Alster/Flash90 via JTA)
January 29, 2025, 3:32 pm
The Bibas family remains hostages in Gaza. A nation is hoping against hope for their return
For Jews around the world, the fate of Kfir, Ariel, Shiri and Yarden Bibas has long been a matter of urgent concern
By Deborah Danan (JTA)
Nadav Brill's Girl with a pearl earring on October 7
October 1, 2024, 2:38 pm
Horrific art that breaks your heart
The heinous terrorism on October 7 inspired artists across the globe to share Israel’s story
By Brigit Grant & Arthur Weiss
Photo credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum
February 14, 2024, 1:25 pm
Families of hostages file complaint against Hamas ‘monsters’ at World Court
The relatives traveled to Haag on Wednesday to present the court with evidence of Hamas' widespread crimes.
By Jewish News Reporter
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