Global InformationKidnapping of the Bibas family information
| Kidnapping of the Bibas family | |
|---|---|
| Part of Israel–Hamas war | |
 Shiri Bibas with her 9-month and 4-year-old sons Kfir and Ariel | |
| Location | Nir Oz, Israel |
| Date | 7 October 2023 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, mass murder |
| Perpetrator | Hamas |
On 7 October 2023, as part of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel and the Nir Oz massacre, the Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas abducted the Israeli-Argentinian/Peruvian[1][2] Bibas (Hebrew: ביבס) family from the Nir Oz kibbutz: 9-month-old Kfir (Hebrew: כפיר), 4-year-old Ariel (Hebrew: אריאל), 32-year-old mother Shiri (Hebrew: שירי; née Silberman), and her 34-year-old husband Yarden (Hebrew: ירדן).[3][4] The youngest child, baby Kfir, was the youngest hostage taken in the 7 October 2023 attacks.[5] Shiri's parents, who also lived on the kibbutz, were later found murdered.[6]
Amidst widespread concern and a campaign for their release, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that Hamas transferred the family to a different Palestinian terror group within Gaza.[7] Efforts to release Shiri and her children during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas were unsuccessful; Hamas later claimed that they were killed as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis.
On 19 February, the IDF presented the relatives of the Bibas family a video showing Shiri and the children while they were still alive several days after the abduction. The video was apparently filmed in southern Gaza.[8]
- ^ "Video shows the kidnapping of Shiri Silberman-Bibas and her children by Hamas gunmen". NBC News.
- ^ Friedson, Felice (7 December 2023). "Bibas family cousin pleads to meet with world leaders". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Davis, Barney (15 October 2023). "Family share heartbreaking footage of nine-month-old baby and four-year-old boy who were abducted by Hamas". The Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Sinmaz, Emine; McKernan, Bethan (22 November 2023). "Families of hostages in Gaza wait to see if relatives among those freed". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Goldenberg, Tia (28 November 2023). "The family of an infant hostage pleads for his release before the Israel-Hamas truce winds down". AP News. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Taken captive: Yarden Bibas, injured on his head at abduction". Times of Israel.
- ^ "IDF: Hamas abducted Bibas family, including baby, handed them to another terror group". Times of Israel. 1 January 2024.
- ^ זיתון, יואב; שאולוב, רוני גרין (19 February 2024). "צה"ל הציג למשפחת ביבס תיעוד של האם ושני ילדיה מדרום הרצועה, ימים לאחר החטיפה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 February 2024.