The Bibas family is devastated that the names of their kidnapped members, including two-year-old Kfir and his brother Ariel, were not on the latest list of hostages to be released by Hamas. They questioned the Israeli government's handling of the Gaza truce deal and demanded certainty for their loved ones' safe return.
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