Israelis brace to learn the fate of Hamas' youngest hostage, taken captive as a baby

Israel is bracing to learn the fate of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage held by Hamas with his brother Ariel and parents Yarden and Shiri.
TEL AVIV — On lampposts, in shop windows and on smartphone screens across Israel, the posters show a smiling, red-headed baby boy clutching a pink elephant.
And now the country is bracing to learn Kfir Bibas’ fate.
The youngest hostage still in captivity in Gaza, Kfir was just shy of 9 months old when he was kidnapped during the Hamas-led terrorist attack Oct.7, 2023. On Saturday, he turned 2, having never known a birthday outside captivity.
Along with his 5-year-old brother, Ariel, and his parents, Yarden and Shiri Bibas, Kfir is among the 33 hostages expected to be freed during the first phase of the ceasefire deal, according to the Israeli government. But it is unclear if the toddler is still alive.
Kfir Bibas, who was taken hostage at 9 months old from Nir-Oz kibbutz.Hostages And Missing Families Forum“Not knowing is so hard that sometimes I just want to scream,” Ofri Bibas-Levy, Kfir’s aunt, told NBC News earlier this week. “Just tell me, even if it’s the worst thing,”
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