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.

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

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


'Could have been saved': MK reads Yarden Bibas letter to Netanyahu in Knesset

At the request of former hostage Yarden Bibas, MK Chili Tropper read aloud in his speech before the Knesset plenum and the prime minister.

 Yarden Bibas gives his eulogy at the funeral for Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas

Over 200 hostage families, including Yarden Bibas, call for October 7 state probe

Over 1,500 families of hostages and victims demand a state inquiry into October 7, seeking answers on missed rescue chances and government accountability.

 Tel Aviv protest calls for the release of all remaining hostages, now 512 days in captivity, March 1, 2025.

“You United the People of Israel”: Rabbi Yoel Pinto Comforts the Bibas Family


Uncle of Bibas family sues Al-Jazeera for alleged ties to Hamas, role in October 7 attack

Led by attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, American victims claim the Qatari media giant aided Hamas and PIJ, inciting violence and abetting terrorism.

 Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas are abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.

Grapevine March 2, 2025: When orange replaced yellow

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Budapest’s Chain Bridge, Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, and New York City’s Empire State Building are illuminated in orange to honor the slain Bibas family.

At the edge of Adar: Joy is not an afterthought, it's a lifeline - opinion

To be Jewish is to gather the shattered pieces of this world and refuse to believe that they cannot be made whole again.

 Nova survivors dance as the sun rises.

'Bibas family not murdered, Hamas has legitimate cause,' claims Rima Hassan

This comes just days after Hassan was refused entry to Israel alongside other members of an official delegation of the European Parliament.

 Rima Hassan at the Humanity festival, whose name is la Fete de l Humanite, in Bretigny-sur-Orge, the 14 September 2024.

PMO launches Bibas billboards campaign worldwide

Some of the cities that have featured billboards include New York, Los Angeles, Washington, and Miami, as well as major European cities such as London and Berlin.

 A billboard memorializing Ariel Bibas as part of the National Public Diplomacy Directorate's new campaign, February 27, 2025.

The Bibas Babies; the Keruvim and the Cry of a Mother


Israel deserves leaders that can take part in its great tragedies- editorial

Notably absent at the Bibas funerals were Israel’s leaders, though those who were present were there as individual citizens, not as representatives of the state.

 Mourners gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to watch the funeral of Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas, February 26, 2025.