Initiative urges public to dress in orange tomorrow to honor Bibas family hostages

A support group for the Bibas family asks the public to dress in orange tomorrow in honor of hostage parents Shiri and Yarden and their sons Ariel, 5, and Kfir, 2 — marking the bright red hair of the two boys — who were all taken hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists.

Instructions are to wear orange clothes or accessories, tie orange ribbons or balloons to the car, balcony or office, and use the color orange in any way.

“The people of Israel haven’t forgotten the Bibas family!” states a flyer making the rounds on social media. “Join us and together we will color the country in orange.”

The Bibas family stated yesterday that they are still holding on to hope that the family will return from captivity in Gaza, although Shiri and the boys should have been among the first seven civilian hostages released in the last ten days, and despite “grave concerns” for their lives.

“We said then, and we say now: we hold on to hope and continue waiting for their return. We await clarity regarding their condition,” said the family in the statement.

“The list that was recently forwarded by Hamas to Israel is not a list of names and does not change our standpoint. Even a list of names, an announcement by Hamas, or any video is not considered certainty for us,” it said, referring to a Hamas-provided list that said eight of the remaining 26 hostages to be freed in the ongoing first phase of a ceasefire and hostage deal are dead.