Hamas Claims: 10-Month-Old Israeli Hostage and Family Members Killed

Hamas's unverified claim regarding the killing of a family of Israeli hostages, including a 10-month-old baby named Kafir Bibas, who is considered the youngest hostage, has overshadowed the issue of hostage release amid Israeli bombings. Israeli officials state that they are investigating Hamas's claim regarding the Bibas family. The situation of the Bibas family has become a very sensitive topic in Israel. Members of this family are among the most prominent hostages who have not yet been released. Relatives of the Bibas family said they were aware of Hamas's report. In a statement, the Association of Families of Hostages and Missing Persons expressed that they are waiting for verification of this information and hope that Israeli military officials will deny the claim. Kafir Bibas and his family were kidnapped from their home in a kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7, when Palestinian militants from Gaza launched an attack on Israel. They are among approximately 240 individuals taken hostage by Hamas and other Palestinian fighters after the assault on Israel and were taken to Gaza. The Islamic Jihad group announced on Wednesday that on the last day of a two-day extension of a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza war, several civilian hostages were handed over as part of this agreement and the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Also see: Family of Israeli baby who has been a hostage of Hamas for 'one-fifth' of his life calls for his release. Sources: Reuters and Associated Press. The head of the CIA has gone to Qatar for sensitive talks. Warning from the German domestic intelligence agency: The Gaza war has created new anti-Semitic alliances.