Bibas Family

Op. Red Heart: Fallen soldier’s mother reveals son was killed in op. tied to Bibas rescue attempt

The disclosure came more than two years after the soldiers’ deaths and after Israel later learned that Shiri Bibas and her children had already been killed in captivity. 

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025
 Kfir Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity.

'I'm sorry for bringing you into such a cruel world': Yarden Bibas mourns Kfir on his 3rd birthday

Iranian missiles streak across the night sky above Jerusalem on June 14, 2025, a day after Israel launched a major aerial campaign targeting the Islamic Republic's military and nuclear infrastructure.

Triumphs and tragedies: Unpacking 2025's top stories from Israel and the Jewish world

A mural depicting Shiri Bibas and her two children was defaced on Wednesday during a memorial event at the Milan synagogue commemorating victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

Mural of Bibas family defaced during Milan synagogue memorial


'We love you and miss you': Bibas family remembers Ariel on his sixth birthday

The family shared a post on Instagram to mark his birthday: “Ariel was a mischievous child full of love with a smile that immediately melted everyone he met,” the post read.

 Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were murdered in captivity by Hamas in November 2023.

Freed hostage Yarden Bibas meets his 'brother,' American rocker David Draiman in Tel Aviv

World-famous rockstar David Draiman met with former hostage Yarden Bibas after creating a special message for Bibas after the funeral of his family, who were brutally murdered in Gaza.

  Freed hostage Yarden Bibas meets his 'brother,' American rocker David Draiman in Tel Aviv.

'Bringing back hostages Argentina's top priority': Milei meets with former hostages, family members

Those who met with Milei include released hostages Yarden Bibas and Karina Engel-Bart, the latter being released during the hostage deal in November 2023.

 Javier Milei meets with former hostages, captives' family members at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

IDF kills senior Gazan terrorists behind Haggai, Bibas families abductions

The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement participated in planning, financing, and carrying out attacks against Israel, including the October 7 massacre in 2023.

 As'ad Abu Sharaiya, Head of the Mujahideen terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.

What is the Mujahideen group that held Judith Weinstein, Gadi Haggai?

The Palestinian Mujahideen terrorist movement was the same group that took the Bibas family hostage.

 Judith and Gadi Hagai Weinstein.

Yarden Bibas reveals he met Yahya Sinwar in Hamas captivity

"I told him, 'He’s my best friend. I want to stay with him," Bibas said. "He told me, 'No problem. You’ll stay with him. But it didn't happen."

 Released Israeli hostage, Yarden Bibas, who was seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, looks out the window as he travels to a hospital in a helicopter, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on February 1, 2025.

Pulitzer Prize goes to Gazan poet who discredited hostages, disputed murder of Bibas family

In his social media posts, Abu Toha "specifically disparaged female Israeli hostages, questioned their hostage status and implicitly justified their abduction."

 Mosab Abu Toha denying that Emily Damari should be classified as a hostage.

New library, new hope: Scholars, tourists, and refuge at the National Library after Oct. 7

The war is never far from the sight and minds of visitors and staff, but the quiet exhibition dedicated to the hostages gives contemplative and heart space to mourn. 

 The National Library of Israel

A stolen future: The children of Kibbutz Nir Oz were robbed of childhood by Hamas - opinion

For the children of Nir Oz, the nightmare never ended. This isn’t just grief – it’s a stolen future, a childhood lost to the kind of terror no child should ever know.

 Balloons are seen in a window at Kibbutz Nir Oz, still ravaged by the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas.

Trump „entsetzt“ über Rückgabe der Bibas-Kinder, sagt Sicherheitsberater Mike Waltz

Waltz sagte, die Übergabe der Leichen der Bibas-Kinder ohne ihre Mutter Shiri zeige, aus was für verachtenswerten Menschen die Hamas bestehe und warum sie Gaza niemals regieren dürften.

 US-Präsident Donald Trump im Weißen Haus in Washington, USA, 5. Februar 2025.