Bibas Family

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

Kfir, his older brother Ariel, and his mother Shiri were all murdered by Hamas terrorists after being taken hostage on October 7. His father was the only survivor of the family.

 Kfir Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity.
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.

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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

Celebrations at Hostage Square as a release is announced. October 09, 2025.

Two years of waiting for the hostages to return has been agony - comment


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.

IDF kills Gazan terrorist that abducted, likely murdered Bibas family

Awad was behind the raid on Nir Oz and the abductions of Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas and is believed to have played a big role in their murders.

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel outside a protest tent calling for the release of the hostages outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.