The fate of two young children taken hostage by Hamas in 2023 has captured the attention of Israel as a ceasefire deal is set to return them. Kfir Bibas, who will turn two on Saturday, and his four-year-old brother Ariel were among the 251 hostages seized during Hamas's attack on southern Israel. While Hamas claimed that the boys and their mother were killed in an Israeli strike, their deaths were not confirmed by the Israeli military, leaving hope that they are still alive. The boys and their mother are on the list of hostages to be released in the first stage of the ceasefire deal, but it is uncertain if they are alive.
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