Hamas has claimed {that a} 10-month-old hostage has died in an Israeli airstrike.
The terrorist group claimed that child Kfir Bibas was killed alongside his four-year-old brother Ariel and their mother and father by Israeli missiles. Kfir and his household had been kidnapped by Hamas within the October 7 assaults.
Kfir has been information this week after Israel claimed he had been handed over to a different terrorist group someplace in southern Gaza.
Nevertheless, shortly earlier than extra feminine and kids hostages had been launched on Wednesday, Hamas claimed that he had been killed by Israel following one among their strikes however didn’t disclose on which date this strike occurred.
In an announcement, the Bibas household stated: “We’re ready for the data to be confirmed and hopefully refuted by navy officers.” The IDF has stated it’s “assessing the accuracy” of the data and that the household are being supported by liaison officers.
Roughly 240 hostages had been captured by Hamas in its October 7 terror assault in southern Israel that ignited the battle. Greater than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed for the reason that battle started, in accordance with the Hamas-controlled Well being Ministry in Gaza. About 1,200 individuals have been killed in Israel, largely in the course of the preliminary incursion by Hamas.
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