Israel foils mass bus bombings, slain hostages returned from Gaza • Oded Lifshitz, Ariel and Kfir Bibas' remains identified • Fourth body unidentified, confirmed as not being Shiri Bibas
Israelis protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, February 18, 2025(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
Sitting shiva as a nation: A call to heal and unite - opinion
Let the memory of Kfir and Ariel Bibas ignite a fire in our hearts—a fire that fuels our determination to protect, to unite, and demand dignity and safety for every Jewish child.
ByESTER RABINOVICIIsraelis hold orange balloons for the Bibas family, in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025(photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Forensic findings confirm Kfir, Ariel Bibas' return, reveal they were brutally murdered in Gaza
Though the bodies of the two murdered young children were a DNA match, the body of their mother, Shiri, was not.
'Depraved monsters': World reacts to Hamas withholding Shiri Bibas, details of Ariel, Kfir's deaths
As the news of the Bibas kids being identified by forensics and Shiri Bibas not having been one of the remains sent back to Israel, many people expressed their condolences and anger online.
ByNOA FEIGENBAUM People gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv amid the release of the four slain hostages, Shir, Ariel and Kfir Bibas in addition to Oded Lifshitz.(photo credit: Chen G. Schimmel)Go to the full article > >
Saturday hostage release to continue as planned
This comes after the IDF announced the results of the forensic investigation which found that one of the hostages remains on Thursday morning was not Shiri Bibas.
IDF confirms return of Ariel and Kfir Bibas, states Shiri Bibas not returned
The third body 'was not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other abductee. It is an anonymous body without identification,' the military stated.
Dermer in Washington for discussions with Trump envoy Witkoff on Gaza
"It's hard to square the circle," Witkoff said of Hamas' demand to stop the war and Israel's demand that Hamas not be part of the government in the Gaza Strip.
ByAMICHAI STEINL to R: US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (illustration).(photo credit: Canva, REUTERS, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Multiple busses explode at various Bat Yam parking lots in suspected terror attack
Police bomb disposal units have also begun scanning the area for additional suspicious objects.
Bibas family's return unmasks Hamas's brutal terror ideology - analysis
There was nothing Hamas could do to hide these facts and images on Thursday, and at least for one day, almost the entire world remembered who is a terrorist and who is a victim.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025(photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
69 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal
