Washington D.C. – CBS News, March 30, 2025
After more than 15 months in captivity, and while dealing with burying the bodies of his wife and two young children, freed Israeli Yarden Bibas made a public appeal.
He implored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting in Gaza, determined to see the return of the other hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023. Despite his heartfelt plea, the ceasefire with Hamas ended this month, with Israel resuming bombing in Gaza. Every bomb that falls jeopardizes the hostages still held in captivity, Bibas said. He spent most of his time in captivity in Gaza’s tunnels and lived through bombings.
“You don’t know when it’s gonna happen. And when it happens, you’re afraid for your life,” he said. “The whole earth would move like an earthquake, but underground.”
