Israel’s military published new images and voiced concern about a mother and her two boys 1 including a baby who is the youngest hostage held by Palestinian fighters in Gaza, AFP reports.

In a statement, other members of the Bibas family described the images as “unbearable and inhumane” and called the kidnapping of children “a crime against humanity and a war crime”.

“Ariel and Kfir are victims of monstrous evil. Our whole family has become hostages along with all the hostages,” they added.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that “these kidnappers of babies and mothers” will be brought to justice.

Allies of Hamas involved in the kidnapping said in response that the trio were kept safe and treated well, and were held for more than 20 days but were killed in an Israeli air strike.

Netanyahu and his government were responsible and were “deliberately” targeting hostages, they added in a statement in response to the army.

The boys’ father, Yarden Bibas, who was also seized in the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants which triggered the bombardment in Gaza, has also appeared in a video.