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Michael Dickson@michaeldickson · Jan 31, 2025

Yarden Bibas is a father who tried to stop Hamas from kidnapping his family, to be released Saturday. Here's what we…

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Yarden Bibas, a 35-year-old Israeli father, was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, from Kibbutz Nir Oz and held captive for 484 days. He is being released Saturday in a hostage deal, though his wife Shiri and two young children (ages 5 and 2) remain in captivity in Gaza, with grave concerns for their safety. The thread documents the family's separation, the violence of his capture, and the trauma inflicted by Hamas during the October 7 massacre.

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    Yarden Bibas is a father who tried to stop Hamas from kidnapping his family, to be released Saturday. Here's what we know: 🧵

  2. #2

    Yarden Bibas is now 35. On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists broke into Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel and perpetrated a massacre. 117 people — 1 out of every 4 residents — were murdered or kidnapped. Yarden and his family were hiding together in the safe room but the terrorists had brought drilling equipment and broke in.

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    Yarden Bibas attempted to protect his family on Oct. 7, but was taken by terrorists and separated from his wife Shiri and their two redheaded children, Ariel (5) and Kfir, now 2, who was just 9 months old at the time. They were all kidnapped to Gaza.

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    Shiri’s parents, Margit Shnaider Silberman and Yosi Silberman, were brutally murdered by Hamas during the October 7th massacre, along with the Bibas family dog.

  5. #5

    Footage of Yarden Bibas' capture on October 7 shows him being taken to Gaza on a motorcycle, his face bloodied, surrounded by a frenzied crowd. Ordinary Gazans gleefully joined in his violent lynching.

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    You can see video of the incident here. Men from Gaza grab his beard, his ear, beat him and take selfies of themselves doing it.

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    Yarden will have been kept in captivity, in the cruelest of conditions for 484 days. The barbarity of Hamas knows no bounds and they told him his wife and kids are dead and filmed his tearful reaction as he broke down, putting it out as a propaganda video.

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    Yarden is thought to be unwell as a result of his captivity. There are grave concerns for the safety of his wife, Shiri, and kids, who were shown on video inside Gaza after their kidnapping. She is barefoot, in anguish, clutching her babies.

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    Shiri and the babies are set for release in this round of the hostage deal. Israel has demanded clarification of their wellbeing. Yarden will be free, but for Shiri, babies Ariel and Kfir, their families and all the hostages still in captivity, the nightmare continues.

  10. #10

    The mass-murder, mass-rape and mass kidnappings of October 7th, 2023 were the cause for the ensuing war. What kind of people kidnap babies and families and act which such callous, barbaric cruelty?