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Thousands Mourn Shiri Bibas and Her Sons at Funeral in Israel

ByFamagusta Gazette

Feb 26, 2025

Thousands of mourners, carrying flags and orange balloons, attended the funeral of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, Kfir and Ariel, on Wednesday.

The three were killed in captivity in Gaza after being abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

The bodies of Shiri Bibas and her children were returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The Israeli national anthem was sung quietly as the motorcade passed through the crowd in the city of Rishon LeZion.

The funeral will take place in a private ceremony in another city in southern Israel at a later date.

Many mourners held signs reading “condolences” along the route to Zohar, near Kibbutz Nir Oz, where the Bibas family lived before they were abducted.

Famagusta Gazette