Hamas sent ‘anonymous, unidentified’ body in Shiri Bibas’ place, IDF says
The bodies of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, as well as Oded Lifshitz, were confirmed by the IDF
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Opinion Jewish moms look at our children and think of Anne Frank. Now, we’ll think of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, too
I am so furious that the world is still not a safe place for Jewish babies
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Fast Forward Israel grieves as bodies said to be of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz return from Gaza
“I didn’t do enough to save them,” said an Israeli onlooker paying final respects to four captives coming home in coffins
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Fast Forward As news of Bibas deaths sinks in, orange becomes color of Jewish grief
The redheaded Bibas boys, Ariel and Kfir, had come to symbolize national anguish after they were taken hostage on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Shiri Bibas and her boys Kfir and Ariel, redheaded symbols of Israel’s anguish, were killed while held hostage in Gaza, Israel confirms
The family burst into public view on Oct. 7 when Hamas released a video showing the mother holding her sons while they were abducted from their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz.
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Fast Forward At a Jaffa community center and beyond, confusion, mourning and rage surface upon news of the Bibas family’s tragic fate
Hamas will be returning the bodies of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas this week, crushing Israelis who hoped they would come home alive
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Opinion Hamas says Bibas family members will return to Israel — as corpses. The only appropriate response is rage
Too many people failed the young Bibas family
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Fast Forward Hamas official says bodies of Bibas family will return to Israel on Thursday
The return of the bodies of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas would mark a tragic end to 16 months of activism, protest and prayer on behalf of the family, who more than anyone else became symbols of the Israeli hostages’ plight
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