Disgraceful: What Hamas forced Yarden Bibas to do

Three Israeli hostages - Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon - were freed from Hamas captivity after being held for 484 days in Gaza. The releases occurred at different locations and times throughout the morning, marking another crucial moment in the ongoing hostage crisis.

In a carefully orchestrated release operation this morning (Shabbat), Hamas terrorists forced newly freed Israeli hostages to sign documents pledging never to serve in the IDF or engage in any future combat operations against Hamas and other Palestinian factions, according to multiple sources.

Hamas terrorists staged the event with members of their sniper unit present, displaying weapons and camouflage equipment in what appeared to be a calculated show of force.

In a further propaganda move, the terrorists dressed Calderon in IDF-colored clothing and presented him as a soldier, despite his being well above military service age. Both hostages were handed what Hamas termed "Release Decisions" - documents written in Hebrew bearing their photos alongside the Palestinian flag.

The forced signing of these documents marks a significant escalation in Hamas's propaganda tactics during hostage releases. These coerced commitments, which explicitly bar the former captives from any future military service or combat operations against Palestinian factions, raise serious questions about the psychological tactics being employed against hostages and the broader implications for future negotiations.

Following the brief ceremony, where they were also made to receive "gift bags" and wave for photographs, both hostages were transferred to Red Cross vehicles for evacuation.

Bibas and Kalderon were the first to be released, emerging from captivity around 8:30 a.m. from Khan Yunis, notably near the former residence of eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Siegel's release came approximately two hours later from a different location at the Gaza Port.

The Israeli military confirmed Siegel's arrival at the main reception point at Re'im base shortly before noon, following the earlier arrivals of Bibas and Kalderon. During the transfer, Al Jazeera reported that a Hamas vehicle followed the Red Cross car carrying Bibas and Kalderon to Israel, allegedly as a security measure.

JPost contributed to this article.