The family of the two Israeli children Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who died while being held captive by "Hamas" in the Gaza Strip, has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of abandoning the hostages, Agence France-Presse reported, quoted by BTA.
"There is no forgiveness for the fact that they were abandoned on October 7, 2023, nor for the fact that they were abandoned while they were in captivity. Mr. Prime Minister Netanyahu, we have not received an apology from you at this painful moment for us," said Ofri Bibas, the sister of Yadren Bibas, the father of the two children who were captured by "Hamas" on October 7, 2023, along with their parents and taken to the Gaza Strip.
"Hamas" claims that the children and their mother, Shiri, were killed in an Israeli strike last November on Gaza. But Israel said that "Hamas" killed the children and that yesterday, together with their bodies, he returned another body, not that of their mother Shiri.
The Bibas family recalled today that they are still waiting to find out what the fate of Shiri Bibas is.
The father, Yarden Bibas, was released from captivity earlier this month.
Today, the Israeli army said that the two Bibas children, who were eight months and four years old respectively at the time of their abduction, were "killed by the terrorists with their bare hands", reported Agence France-Presse.
"Kfir and Ariel were killed in cold blood by the terrorists. The terrorists did not shoot at them, they killed them with their bare hands. Then they did horrific things to cover up these atrocities," said Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari.
The "Forum of Families of Hostages Kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023" said it was shocked by the news reported by the army regarding the two Bibas children.
"We are shocked by the horrific revelations confirming the cruel and brutal murder of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, innocent children who ended up in the hands of Hamas. This barbaric act is further evidence of the abysmal brutality of those who continue to hold our loved ones hostage," the organization said.