The Australian family of two children and their parents taken hostage in Gaza have said they are “devastated” at the prospect they may never see any of them again.
Kfir Bibas, 10 months, his four year old brother Ariel and mum Shiri, 30, were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 at the Nir Oz kibbutz near the Gaza border. The whereabouts of dad Yarden is unknown.
An image of the distressed mum and her two red headed kids, which she held close to her as she was taken away by Hamas militants to Gaza, was seen around the world.
Hamas killed at least 1200 people in Israel and took more than 200 hostage. Israel’s subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza is estimated to have killed 15,000 Palestinians.
While Hamas has been releasing hostages for days – m...
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