9-Month-Old Baby, the 'Youngest Hostage,' in Hamas Hands... What Crime Did They Commit?

Hostages Released During Temporary Ceasefire Also Included in List
Likely to Be Used as a Negotiation Card for Ceasefire Extension

Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas, which had agreed to a four-day temporary ceasefire, have agreed to extend the ceasefire for two more days. During the ceasefire period, Hamas released 50 Israeli hostages and is expected to release additional hostages.

However, the additional hostage release does not include a baby less than one year old and his family, the Kfir Bivas family, which remains a subject of controversy.

The youngest hostage, Kfir Bivas.
Photo by X (formerly Twitter)

According to the Israeli media Times of Israel (TOI) on the 27th (local time), the family of Kfir Bivas, the youngest hostage held by Hamas who was among the 50 hostages released during the four-day temporary ceasefire, was not included.

Kfir was kidnapped along with his 4-year-old brother Ariel, father Yaden (34), and mother Shiri (32) from the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel.

That evening, Israeli military Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adrai stated via X that the Bivas family was kidnapped by Hamas on the 7th of last month but was later transferred to another Palestinian armed group within the Gaza Strip and is currently being held in Khan Yunis. Khan Yunis is expected to be a focal point of Israeli military offensives once the temporary ceasefire ends.

The British daily The Telegraph also suggested that Kfir’s situation could become an additional variable in future negotiations to extend the temporary ceasefire.

Meanwhile, on the fourth day of the temporary ceasefire, Hamas released 11 hostages to Israel. They consisted of 9 children and their 2 mothers, and it is reported that 3-year-old twins were among the released hostages.

Immediately after their release, they were transferred to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. The Israeli Ministry of Health stated that after examinations, medical and psychological treatment would be provided as needed.

The temporary ceasefire is being extended on the condition that Israel and Hamas exchange Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages, and negotiations to further extend the ceasefire are expected to continue from the 28th.

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