One-Year-Old Kfir Bibas Marks First Birthday in Hamas Captivity

Global supporters mark the day with demonstrations, as Hamas allows medicine for hostages for the first time.

Kfir Bibas, a one-year-old Israeli child, has spent a quarter of his life in captivity after being kidnapped by Hamas along with his family in October.
Despite a ceasefire deal in November that saw the release of most child hostages and their mothers, Kfir, his older brother Ariel, and their mother Shiri remain in captivity.
Hamas has claimed that Kfir, Ariel, and Shiri have been killed in captivity, but Israel has neither confirmed nor denied these claims.
Supporters around the world marked Kfir's first birthday with gatherings and demonstrations, releasing orange balloons in homage to the boys' distinctive red hair.
Hamas has agreed for the first time to allow medicine in for the hostages, but has not yet agreed to allow Red Cross doctors to visit the roughly 100 living Israelis believed to be in Gaza.