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Sister, aunt of Bibas family: My new baby is symbol of the 9 months they’ve been gone
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The Bibas family -- father Yarden, four-year-old Ariel, mother Shiri and baby Kfir -- who were abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz. (Courtesy)
Ofri Bibas Levy, whose brother Yarden Bibas and his family are held hostage in Gaza, says her newborn baby is a reminder of the nine months since her relatives were kidnapped.
“My baby symbolizes that nine months that have passed,” she tells the Ynet news site.
On October 7, Yarden was taken hostage to Gaza, and his wife, Shiri, and their two redheaded children, Ariel, 4 and Kfir, then 9 months old, were abducted separately from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
“On the days when there is talk about a deal, I’m at my lowest,” Ofri says.
“We are flooded and surrounded by irresponsible statements, sometimes by one political entity, sometimes by another military entity… We are so prone to disappointment,” she says.
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