Infant Hamas Hostage Turning 1 Has Spent Nearly Third of His Life In Captivity as War In Gaza Passes 100 Days

Kfir Bibas, the baby boy taken hostage along with his brother and parents during Hamas terrorists’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, will turn 1-year-old this week, having spent nearly a third of that time in captivity.

Bibas will mark his birthday on Jan. 18, his 104th day in captivity barring an unforeseen development. Sunday marks 100 days since Oct. 7 and the start of the war.

Kfir was abducted along with his father Jordan, mother Shiri, and 4-year-old brother Ariel from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7 attacks.

The young brothers are the only children not released by Hamas during the week-long ceasefire that ran from late November into early December.

Hamas has claimed that the brothers and their mother were killed by Israeli airstrikes, but the Israel Defense Force continues to consider them alive, having been unable to verify Hamas’ claim.

Last week, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations noted Bibas’ birthday by bringing a cake before the General Assembly in New York City.

Ambassador Gilad Erdan displayed the pastry featuring a photo of Kfir's toothless, smiling face.

"Kfir, this birthday cake is for you. You are the reason Israel is fighting day and night," Erdan said during his presentation, garnering a muted applause – reportedly the first ever received by an Israeli ambassador before the multinational body.

Bibas and his family are believed to be among approximately 130 hostages who remain held in Gaza 100 days after Oct. 7.