Yarden Bibas embraced his father and sister on Saturday after 484 days in Hamas captivity, but his wife Shiri and their two young sons remain missing. Bibas was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7,

THE family of the young Bibas brothers snatched by Hamas have broken their silence after their brave dad Yarden was finally freed. Yarden, 34, was released alongside two others after being held

Israeli hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were back on home soil after they were handed over by Palestinian militias in the south of the enclave earlier on Saturday after 484 days in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

Released Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas hugged his father and sister for the first time after 484 days in Hamas captivity on Saturday (February 1), as he arrived at an Israeli army facility. Bibas is the father of the two youngest hostages,

Freedom part of 42-day ceasefire deal that went into effect last month, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas

Their distraught faces are emblematic of the national trauma Israel has endured since October 7. Hostage families and their supporters, having adopted Shiri and her sons as the symbols of October 7, have worn orange shirts and carried orange balloons in their honor and in support of their release.

"He looks good!" Aviva Siegel said after glimpsing her husband, an American-Israel held by Hamas for 484 days.

FEARS are growing for the fate of Israeli brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas after Hamas announced that only their dad will be among the next three hostages to be released. The terror group confirmed

The status of the three members of the Bibas family who are still in captivity remains unknown, and Israel has been pressing for answers on their condition.

As the deal progresses, and Netanyahu readies for crucial talks with Trump, Israel's twin war goals -- returning all the hostages and removing Hamas from power in Gaza -- remain as hard to reconcile as ever The post As Yarden Bibas is released,