First American hostage, dad of youngest captive held in Gaza among next to be released by Hamas, terror group says 

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Palestinian terror group Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual US citizen in the next exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a post on his Telegram channel.

Yarden Bibas is the father of baby Kfir, only nine months old when he was kidnapped, and Ariel, who was four at the time of the cross-border attack.

There was no word on the fate of Kfir and Ariel, or on their mother Shiri, who was taken at the same time. Hamas said in late 2023 that they had been killed by Israeli bombardment, in the early months of the Gaza war.

Video of their capture began circulating soon after they were seized. It showed a terrified Shiri clutching her small children in a blanket as they were bundled into captivity surrounded by terror assailants. Read more and see video here.

Kash Patel's Opening Remarks Is Good Enough Reason for His Confirmation as FBI Director

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Jeff had the meat and potatoes of Kash Patel’s hearing yesterday, along with Democrats beclowning themselves trying to attack the man President Donald Trump wants to helm the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His opening remarks alone are worthy of total confirmation. It was a lengthy statement about restoring the FBI to what it was good at and abiding by the rule of law. The days of weaponization at the behest of Democrats are over  (via RealClearPolitics):

" KASH PATEL: Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Judiciary Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear today. I must start with a word of prayer for the tragic accident that befell our nation last night where we lost civilians and service members. I pray for their families, I pray for law enforcement and military personnel, and I pray for their souls, and hopefully God will find them peace in the near future. Read more and see video here.

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