Bibas Family

'Days only get harder': Released hostage Yarden Bibas honors murdered son Ariel on seventh birthday

“Chuki, I can't lift you up in your birthday chair, and I also don't get to see you excitedly open all the presents you would have received," his father, Yarden Bibas, wrote.

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Ariel Bibas, who died in Hamas captivity, with his dog Tonto, who was murdered on October 7.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026.

Every Oct. 7 terrorist will be 'brought to justice' says IDF Chief of Staff

"We will not allow a threat to emerge on our borders like the one we experienced during the October 7 massacre," Zamir said.

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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.

'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 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

TV host Dr. Phil speaks out: Where Is Shiri Bibas?

Dr. Phil’s post is not just a reflection of global anguish; it’s a reminder that the scars of that dark day remain open wounds for Israel and the world.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Phil McGraw films a five-minute video condemning pro-Hamas rallies on college campuses at the new Trinity Broadcasting Network studio in Dallas.

Trump 'horrified' by return of Bibas children, Security Advisor Mike Waltz says

Waltz said that Hamas's return of the Bibas children's bodies, without their mother Shiri, shows what despicable people Hamas are and why they can never be allowed to run Gaza.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByHANNAH SARISOHN
US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US. February 5, 2025.

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.