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. 

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.

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

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 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


'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Celebrations at Hostage Square as a release is announced. October 09, 2025.

October 7 commemoration, Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Egypt - October 8, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

Businessman and former Senior Advisor to the President Doanld Trump Jared Kushner (L) and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff chat on the tarmac on before First lady Melania Trump and U.S. President Donald Trump on July 13, 2025 in Teterboro, New Jersey.

Mural depicting Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas raised in front of Qatar consulate in Milan

The mural commemorating the October 7 massacre victims was done by artist aleXsandro Palombo, who created a similar piece in 2024 honoring the Nova festival victims.

“October 7, The Hostages” by aleXsandro Palombo: An artist's mural depicting Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas across from the Qatari consulate in Milan, Italy, October 2025.

'Holidays are not holidays for me without you': Yarden Bibas remembers his family on Rosh Hashanah

"Shiri, Ariel and Kfir - I love you most in the world, always in the world,” he wrote in an Erev Rosh Hashanah Instagram post.

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

No. 42: Eli Sharabi, Yarden Bibas, Einav Zangauker: Voices of the hostage crisis

Bound by what may well be the darkest chapter in Israel’s history, these three represent different facets of our nation’s response to terror: choosing life in the face of absolute despair.

(L-R): Einav Zangauker, Yarden Bibas, Eli Sharabi

'He told me to leave him': Iair Horn recalls fleeing Gaza as his brother remains hostage

Former hostage Iair Horn recalled dragging his brother Eitan through a Gaza tunnel under missile fire, as Eitan remains in Hamas captivity.

 ‘He told me to leave him’: Former hostage Iair Horn recounts running from missiles in Gaza with brother who remains captive.

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IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.