Bibas Family

'Not forgotten': US envoy Huckabee, Yarden Bibas dedicate tree to murdered Bibas family

"The sacrifice that your family made for the people of Israel is one that obviously is not being forgotten," Huckabee told Yarden and Ofri during the dedication. 

|BySAM HALPERN
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and former Gaza hostage Yarden Bibas at the My Tree in Israel event in Moshav HaYogev. July 9, 2026.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2026.

As US-Iran peace prospects crumble, return to heavy fighting up to Trump, CENTCOM, Huckabee says

“I wouldn’t be overconfident if I were the Iranians that they will be able to make this work well for them,” Huckabee said.

|BySAM HALPERN
HAMAS HANDS over slain hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas, and her children, Kfir and Ariel, in Khan Younis. Feb. 20, 2025.

The 'New York Times' wins a Pulitzer Prize for propaganda - opinion

Saher Alghorra, a contributor to The New York Times, proved his ability to deliver the terrorist organization’s narrative to the world in the most respected international media outlet.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

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

Bibas family speaks out for first time since identification of Kfir and Ariel Bibas

"None of this was deserved. We will miss you forever. We will not give up on Mom, Shiri," Ofri Bibas, Yarden's sister stated.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByMAYA COHEN
Israelis pay respect at a memorial set for the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz, in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2025

Which Palestinian terror group took the Bibas family hostage? - analysis

It is not fully known what happened to Shiri and the two children. It is not known if the Mujahideen group was responsible for murdering them or if Hamas was.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.