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. 

|BySHIR PERETS
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

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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

From ceasefires to pardons, with missing legal officials thrown in: the headline-making narratives that hit our newsstands this year.

|ByALEX WINSTON
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

A mural of Shiri Bibas and her children was defaced during a Milan synagogue ceremony honoring victims of the October 7 Hamas attack.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Pro-Hamas vandals desecrate University of Michigan memorial to slain Bibas family

The memorial – named 'The Rock' – is a large orange boulder with the names Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel written on it.

MARCH 4, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
The Rock memorial in honor of Bibas family at University of Michigan vandalized

'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.

MARCH 3, 2025ByBENTZI RUBIN
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.

MARCH 2, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
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

MARCH 2, 2025ByMARK FISH

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.

MARCH 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

MARCH 2, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByJACOB SCHIMMEL
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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByMARK FISH