"Yarden is a father who left his safe room to protect his family, bravely survived captivity, and returned to an unbearable reality," his family said in a statement. Israel welcomed Saturday's ...

That week, Hamas announced that Shiri and the boys had been killed, releasing a torturous video of Yarden, who was abducted ...

Yarden Bibas, 34, was released on Saturday along with two other hostages being held by Hamas in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.