Reuters is among the international media reporting on the 1st birthday of the youngest hostage at Hamas in Gaza. Although little Kfir Bibas has to celebrate his birthday in captivity, his 1st birthday is linked to positive news for many in Israel. The 1st anniversary of Kfir Bibas was used for a celebration with demands that hostages must be set free. The picture shows relatives and supporters in Buenos Aires. Photo: Gustavo Garello / AP Today, the Red Cross will start delivering medicine to hostages who are in great need of it. It comes after France and Qatar negotiated an agreement between Hamas and Israel earlier this week. The plan is for the hostages to receive medicine and the Palestinians in Gaza to receive more emergency aid. 1-year anniversary marked in Argentina and Israel On Wednesday evening, trucks with the first deliveries of medicine and emergency aid crossed the border from Egypt to Gaza. The 1-year anniversary is marked both in Israel and in Argentina, as the Kfir Bibas are Israeli-Argentinians. Relatives of the youngest hostage Kfir Bibas mark his birthday in Buenos Aires. Photo: Gustavo Garello / AP Several media outlets have sent out photos from commemorations in Buenos Aires in Argentina and from Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel. Among the media present in the kibbutz is Reuters. Relatives in both countries have participated in the 1-year commemorations. Abducted when 9 months young The little boy with red hair was only 9 months old when he was abducted along with his older brother Ariel and parents Shiri and Yarden. It happened on the day when terrorists from Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. The family was living in Kibbutz Nir Oz when Hamas attacked. Kfri Bibas’s birthday today was the topic when the President of Israel spoke in Davos. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP It is believed that there are 132 hostages left in Gaza, but probably “two dozen” of them have been killed or died for other reasons. Among the 132 remaining hostages, there are 111 men, 19 women and two children. The children are the aforementioned 1-year-old Kfir and his brother Ariel, 4. This is written by the Associated Press news agency, which uses the UN organization OCHA as well as the health authorities in Israel and in Gaza as its sources. The 1-year-old topic in Davos That the hostages will finally get medicine was the topic when Israeli President Isaac Herzog attended the World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland on Thursday. The agreement is that the Red Cross will deliver medicine to the hostages. Israel’s president hopes that Hamas will not interfere with the deliveries. – We pray that all the medicines will reach them, but that is only the beginning, says Herzog during the World Economic Forum in Davos, writes Reuters. The statement came as he held up a photo of the youngest of the hostages. Israel’s president said there are 132 hostages still being held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas. Herzog: Hamas can never rule Gaza The president further emphasized that he has a vision for Israelis and Palestinians to be able to live peacefully together when the war one day ends. But he also emphasized in his speech in Davos that he believes the terrorist attack on 7 October means that Hamas can never rule Gaza again, writes Reuters. On Thursday 18 January, the youngest hostage, Kfir Bibas, turns 1. The picture shows a relative in Argentina who is celebrating his birthday in Buenos Aires. Photo: Gustavo Garello / AP Herzog recalled that before the attack on October 7, there were positive developments underway in the region. He pointed out that Saudi Arabia and Israel were in the process of establishing diplomatic relations. He highlighted the agreements signed with the Emirates and Bahrain in 2020. Netanyahu repeats no to Palestinian state While Isaac Herzog has a ceremonial role, the real political power lies with the government and prime minister. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday afternoon that he has informed the United States that he is against a Palestinian state after the Gaza war.
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