JAKARTA - The Palestinian militant group Hamas will release the father of the youngest hostage kidnapped in the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Two other people were also released, including a US dual national in the next exchange of hostages with Israel. Palestinian prisoners.
The Bibas Yarden, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday, January 31, armed wing spokesman Hamas Abu Obeida said.
Yarden Bibas was the father of baby Krir, who was only nine months old when he was kidnapped, and Ariel, who was four years old at the time of the cross-border attack.
There was no news about the fate of Kfir and Ariel, or about their mother Shiri, who was kidnapped at the same time.
Hamas said by the end of 2023 they had been killed by Israeli bombings, in the early months of the Gaza war.
Videos of their arrests began circulating as soon as they were arrested. The video shows a frightened Shiri holding her small children in a blanket as they were carried and surrounded by militant attackers.
His father, Yarden, 34 years old at the time of the attack, was also kidnapped and a video circulated showing him bleeding due to a head injury from a hammer blow.
Keith Siegel, an Israeli-American citizen, who was held hostage with his wife Aviva, is seen in a video released by Hamas last year. His wife was released in the first exchange of hostages in November 2023.
The two children of Ofer Kalderon, Emez and Sahar, who were kidnapped with him, were also released in the first exchange.
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