Eli Sharabi, who was ripped from his house in Kibbutz Be’eri by Hamas terrorists through the Oct. 7 assaults, has returned to Israel after 491 days in captivity. Sharabi’s household watched excitedly as he returned house, however three individuals have been noticeably absent. Sharabi won’t be greeted by his spouse or daughters as a result of Hamas terrorists murdered them through the 2023 bloodbath.
Sharabi and his household lived on Kibbutz Be’eri, a border group in southern Israel that was hit significantly onerous on Oct. 7, 2023. In January 2024, simply months after Hamas’ assaults, Israel confirmed that Sharabi’s brother, Yossi, who was additionally taken hostage, was killed in captivity.
![Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/02/1200/675/israeli-hostages.png?ve=1&tl=1)
This mix of undated images supplied by Hostages Household Discussion board present Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, all of whom have been kidnapped and delivered to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. (Hostages Household Discussion board through AP)
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Kibbutz Be’eri noticed 98 males, girls and youngsters slaughtered in Hamas’ Oct. 7 assaults and 30 kidnapped. Amongst them have been Sharabi and Ohad Ben-Ami, who was additionally launched on Feb. 8, 2025. The kidnapped and killed accounted for about a tenth of the inhabitants of Kibbutz Be’eri, which is lower than 4 miles from the Gaza border.
It’s unclear whether or not Sharabi is aware of what occurred to his spouse, Lianne, and daughters, Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13. It’s also unknown whether or not Or Levy, who was taken from the Nova competition and launched to Israel on Saturday, is conscious that his spouse was killed on Oct. 7, 2023.
Sharabi isn’t the primary hostage to be launched from captivity to a actuality with out his spouse and youngsters. Yarden Bibas, who was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz, was launched from Hamas captivity on Feb. 1, after spending over 480 days as a hostage in Gaza. Yarden’s spouse, Shiri, and their two younger sons, Ariel and Kfir, stay in Hamas captivity.
The picture of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas’ kidnapping went viral as the 2 red-headed boys have been seen clinging to their mom. Kfir, who’s now two years outdated, was simply 9 months outdated when he was kidnapped, making him the youngest hostage. Ariel and Kfir are the one kids taken on Oct. 7 who stay in Gaza. The situation of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir stays unknown.
“Sadly, my household hasn’t returned to me but. They’re nonetheless there. My gentle continues to be there, and so long as they’re there, every part right here is darkish. Due to you, I used to be introduced again – assist me deliver the sunshine again to my life,” Yarden mentioned in an announcement distributed by the Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board. That is his first assertion since being freed.
![The Bibas family, from left: Yarden, Ariel, Shiri, and Kfir](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/11/1200/675/bibas-family.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The Bibas household, from left: Yarden, Ariel, Shiri, and Kfir (Ofri Bibas Levy)
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Whereas in captivity, Bibas was pressured to make a hostage movie by which he was seen breaking down as Hamas claimed his spouse and youngsters had been killed. Hamas usually makes use of a majority of these movies as a part of what the IDF calls “psychological terror.” Nevertheless, the fear group included Shiri, Kfir and Ariel on the listing of 33 hostages set to be launched within the first part of the ceasefire deal.
Yarden referenced the video in his assertion and made a plea on to Prime Minister Netanyahu.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu, I am now addressing you with my very own phrases, which nobody dictated to me: Deliver my household again. Deliver my mates again. Deliver everybody house.”
![Side-by-side photo shows Eli Sharabi before and after spending 491 days in Hamas captivity](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/02/1200/675/eli-sharabi-before-and-after.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Eli Sharabi earlier than and after Hamas captivity (Courtesy the households/TPS-IL, Majdi Fathi/TPS-IL)
The discharge of Sharabi, Levy and Ben-Ami marks the fifth spherical of hostage releases. Whereas they too have been pressured to take part in a ceremony with Hamas previous to leaving Gaza, the photographs of the three males have been strikingly totally different from lots of those that had been freed earlier than them. The three of them seemed starved and exhausted, with many on social media evaluating them to Holocaust victims.
Israeli President Isaace Herzog mentioned that the “emaciated and pained” males have been a visible illustration of a “crime in opposition to humanity.” In response to the photographs of the lads, Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to take motion, saying their situation would “not be ignored.”
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In an announcement to Fox Information Digital, Ruby and Hagit Chen, whose son Itay Chen stays in Hamas captivity, famous the “disturbing photos” and demanded Netanyahu start “intensive negotiations” to deliver the remaining hostages, together with their son, house.
There are nonetheless 76 hostages in Hamas captivity, lots of whom are believed to be alive. Up to now, as half of the present ceasefire deal, Hamas has launched 18 hostages. In alternate for the hostages, Israel has launched greater than 550 Palestinian prisoners.