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

Honoring Ariel Bibas, Jerusalem's children dress up as orange Batman for Purim

"The case of Ariel, Kfir, Shiri, and Yarden [Bibas] touched us all," the nursery school teacher, Sima Aaharon, said.

MARCH 9, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Children dress up for Purim as orange Batman for Ariel Bibas.

Songs from the Bibas funeral soar to the top of Spotify’s charts

Yarden chose to dedicate “Roman Sky” by Avenged Sevenfold for Shiri and “I Thank You Child” by Zakk Wylde to his children, which has soared to first place.

MARCH 4, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
People come out to pay respects for the Bibas family in front of the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, Feburay 27, 2025.

'We're all Bibas this year': Store offers Batman costume for 10 shekels in honor of slain hostages

A Batman costume for kids and adults will be sold for only 10 shekels as a tribute to slain hostage, 4-year-old Ariel Bibas, who loved the superhero.

MARCH 4, 2025ByWALLA! MONEY, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Bibas family donning their iconic Batman pajama sets.

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.