Bibas was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his older brother, Ariel, and their parents, Yarden and Shiri Bibas, on October 7. His maternal grandparents were murdered in the massacre.
The family of a ten-month-old baby being held hostage by Hamas fear that he is being kept "as a trophy", as he is not on the list of captives to be released.
The extension, and another exchange of hostages and prisoners, raised hopes that more people would be set free and more humanitarian aid would reach people in the Gaza Strip.