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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

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
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

Throughout the past two years of war, the most difficult moments centered around the missing hostages.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Orange balloons released around the world in memory of Bibas family

Jewish communities worldwide held vigils for the Bibas family ahead of their funeral slated for Wednesday morning.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Israelis hold orange balloons for the Bibas family, in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025

We're still sitting shiva over 500 days later - opinion

There is no moving on. There is only this new life Hamas has declared for us. There is only remembering. There is only fighting to make sure this never happens again.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByHILLARY GOLDBERG
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

Ideologically, Hamas's deal cult cannot tolerate the Jew - opinion

ABOVE THE FOLD: Jews represent life, success, happiness, and creativity. Israel represents a bright and exciting future, a rebuilding, and a renaissance. Hamas and others cannot tolerate that vision.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByMICAH HALPERN
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters demonstrate outside the Liberal Party of Canada holiday party in Ottawa.

Evil neighbors like Hamas cannot be tolerated - editorial

What is shattering is not Hamas’ depravity. What is shocking, and disheartening, is that this inhumanity has cheerleaders in major cities and at elite universities in the US and around the world.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

Letters to the Editor, February 24, 2025: Obscene comparison

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Now is the time to heal our collective trauma - 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 to demand dignity and safety for every Jewish child.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByESTER RABINOVICI
CANDLES ARE lit in memory of Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas, and her children, Ariel and Kfir, in Kiryat Gat, this past Saturday night. Shiva is not only an acknowledgment of loss; it is also a structured path back to life, says the writer.

Arab-Israeli group Atidna condemns Hamas for Bibas family murders

'We will declare in one united voice: No to terror, no to murder, yes to life and humanity,' Atidna said, urging the Arab community to join the Bibas funeral and collectively oppose Hamas' crimes.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A delegation of Israeli Arabs from Atidna spent 11 days in December 2023 in Germany raising awareness about Hamas as a terrorist movement and the values of a multi-religious democratic Jewish state.

Graduating officers ask Netanyahu: Why didn't you bring the Bibas family back?

Netanyahu has faced heavy criticism for failing to save the Bibas family in the November 2023 deal.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a graduation ceremony for IDF officers holding a picture of the Bibas family, February 23, 2025.

Disturbed releases 'I Will Not Break': A rallying anthem for Israel amid Hamas captivity crisis

Disturbed’s David Draiman on new song ‘I Will Not Break’: I hope it brings strength and empowerment, especially in light of Bibas deaths.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByDAVID BRINN
THE COVER of Disturbed's new single, 'I Will Not Break.'

Argentina debates renaming 'Palestine Street' to 'Bibas Family Street'

Argentine media reports suggest that Milei supports this initiative, but the decision lies with the Buenos Aires Legislature, where there are differing views.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were murdered in captivity by Hamas in November 2023.