After the IDF recovered footage of Shiri, Ariel, and presumably Kfir Bibas arriving in Khan Younis on the day they were kidnapped, family members of the captive say the video is “unbearable” to witness.
“These videos tear our hearts out. Witnessing Shiri, Yarden, Ariel, and Kfir, ripped away from their home in Nir Oz into this hellscape, feels unbearable and inhumane,” the family members say in a joint statement.
“Kidnapping children is a crime against humanity and a war crime,” the statement adds. “Ariel and Kfir are victims of monstrous evil. Our whole family has become hostages along with all the hostages.”
The family says it is “desperately” calling on Israeli officials to “bring them home immediately” and prioritize them in any agreement.
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