Families of hostages fly to The Hague in suit against Hamas

Around 100 representatives of family members of the kidnapped flew to the Netherlands to file an official complaint against Hamas and its leadership at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

Transported by El Al, family members of the captives held by Hamas and other terror organizations in Gaza following the October 7 massacre have departed to file their suit at the ICC. Family members noted that heading to the court was a critical step in bringing their loved ones home, not only as Israelis but as world citizens.

Ofri Bibas, the sister of Yarden Bibas, who was kidnapped with her two children Ariel and Kfir, the two youngest hostages, said: “This is not just our story—if we do not stop this, tomorrow it will become the story of the entire world.”

”Two children, one an infant and his older brother, still innocent of the world’s evils, along with their parents, are held captive by a terror organization whose members have killed, blinded, and committed unspeakable acts, and it doesn’t end there… We continue to receive numerous reports that these cruel acts are still happening today,” Bibas added.

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