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Family, friends and supporters of Ariel Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, mark his fifth birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Family, friends and supporters of Ariel Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, mark his fifth birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Family, friends and supporters of Ariel Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, mark his fifth birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. He loved all of the superheroes, and Batman especially, said a relative who wore a shirt with Batman on it in Ariel's honor. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Family, friends and supporters of Ariel Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, mark his fifth birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. He loved all of the superheroes, and Batman especially, said a relative who wore a shirt with Batman on it in Ariel's honor. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Family, friends and supporters of Ariel Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, release orange balloons to mark his fifth birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. The orange balloons are meant to symbolize Ariel and Kfir's bright red hair. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Family, friends and supporters of Ariel Bibas, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, release orange balloons to mark his fifth birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. The orange balloons are meant to symbolize Ariel and Kfir's bright red hair. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Jimmy Miller, whose cousin Shiri Bibas is held hostage by Hamas with her husband and sons, wears a Batman costume to mark the fifth birthday of Ariel Bibas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. He loved all of the superheroes, and Batman especially, said Miller, who wore a shirt with Batman on it in Ariel's honor. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Jimmy Miller, whose cousin Shiri Bibas is held hostage by Hamas with her husband and sons, wears a Batman costume to mark the fifth birthday of Ariel Bibas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to free the hostages who remain captive in Gaza. He loved all of the superheroes, and Batman especially, said Miller, who wore a shirt with Batman on it in Ariel's honor. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)