Ariel, along with his parents and baby brother Kfir, was abducted on October 7, 2023, and has been held by Hamas for 303 days.

Ariel Bibas, the eldest son of the Bibas family taken hostage on October 7, is set to mark his 5th birthday next month. 

A cousin of Shiri Bibas, harshly attacked MK Benny Gantz, stating "no one has the right to speak on behalf of the family."

Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamadan says that Hamas itself doesn't know the fate of the hostages still in Gaza.

Relatives of the Bibas family responded to the footage released by the IDF showing their being kidnapped by Hamas: "to kidnap children is a crime against humanity and a war crime."

With rumors about the Bibas family members being either alive or dead in Hamas captivity, the IDF released security camera footage showing them being taken away by Hamas.

During his speech at the Annual World Economic Forum Meeting in Davos, President Isaac Herzog presented world leaders with an image of Kfir Bibas, 'celebrating' his first birthday - in Hamas captivity.

Against the background of the investigation conducted by the IDF into Hamas' statements that the members of the Bibas family were killed during the Air Force bombings, the family members announced that they are awaiting the army's announcement and hope that the claim will be disproved.

The IDF spokesman announced that he is looking into the information published by Hamas according to which the children of the Bibas family and their mother were killed in captivity; we will recall that the Islamic Jihad published about the death of Hana Katzir and she was finally released safe and sound

The Bibas family went through a shock this week when they were informed during the rounds that their family members were not included in the lists. In an interview, Devorah Fox, Shiri Bibas' cousin, describes the difficult feelings.