After 484 days in captivity, Yarden, Keith, and Ofer Are Back in Israel, where they will receive medical care and reunite with their families. Meanwhile, 183 terrorists are set to be released from Israeli prisons in exchange. Next week, negotiations on the next phases of the agreement will commence.
The family of Yarden Bibas, who was released this morning from Hamas captivity, is overwhelmed with emotion at his return. His cousin said, 'Our hearts are racing at 200 beats per minute. We will keep fighting for Shiri and the children.'
Yarden Bibas attempted to protect his family on Oct. 7, but was taken by terrorists just like his wife Shiri and their two redheaded children, Ariel (5) and Kfir (2), who was taken when he was just 9 months old at the time.
Fearing the 65-year-old hostage might be too frail to walk, medical team prepared a wheelchair. But the freed hostage had other ideas.
The reunification of Ofer Kalderon with his children, who were freed in an earlier exchange, unites all Israelis with tears of joy.
Speaking to Israel Hayom after leaving the hospital, wife of MK disclosed that Agam Berger, released Thursday during the Hamas-Israel hostage deal's third swap, "discovered a prayer book in Gaza that became her spiritual anchor throughout her captivity. Agam believes the prayer book was inadvertently left behind by soldiers who had previously been in the area."
Throughout his captivity, Gadi Mozes meticulously maintained a personal diary, which was confiscated upon his return to Israel Thursday.
The three men set to be freed are Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel, and Ofer Kalderon, as the fourth exchange with terrorist group Hamas set to take place on Saturday.
The IDF announced that Arbel Yehud is currently airborne with her family aboard an Israeli Air Force helicopter, en route to the hospital where she will reunite with additional family members and receive medical care.
Agam Berger reunited with her fellow hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, and Naama Levy, who were released last week.
