Bibas family relatives respond to footage of the family taken hostage: "monstrous evil"

The relatives of Shiri Bibas and her children responded to the footage revealed tonight, showing her and her two children being kidnapped by Hamas.

In a statement the family issued to the press, they said “these clips rend our hearts. To see Shiri, Yarden, Ariel, and Kfir, who were kidnapped from their home in Nir Oz in this Hell is intolerable and inhumane. To kidnap children is a crime against humanity and a war crime. Ariel and Kfir are the victims of monstrous evil. Our family has become hostages along with the rest of the hostages.”

“We make a desperate call on all decision makers in the country and in the world who are connected to the negotiations: bring them home now. Make it clear to Hamas that kidnapping children is out of bounds. Put these children as a precondition for any deal,” they said.

“We wish to thank the public in Israel and around the world supporting us and seek to continue the struggle for their return home.”