The father of the youngest Israeli hostage held inside Gaza is set to be released by Hamas on Saturday in the next round of exchanges.

The Palestinian terror group revealed that Yarden Bibas, 35, would be freed alongside Ofer Kalderon, 54, and 65-year-old Keith Siegel, who is also an American citizen, in a list of names handed to the Israeli government.

But as most Israelis noted, Mr Bibas’s two young sons and wife were not on the list, causing further worry that they are no longer alive.

Mr Bibas was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct 7 along with his wife Shiri and their two sons, Ariel, five, and Kfir, two.

The family was split up during the hostage taking and Mr Bibas spent the entire 483 days in a different location from his wife and children.

Hamas has previously claimed Shiri and her two boys were killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Yunis. Israel has not confirmed their deaths but has expressed “grave concern” over their wellbeing.

The family has become a symbol of the war for many Israelis.