Grief for the Bibas family: Tens of thousands say goodbye to Israel

Grief for the Bibas family: Tens of thousands say goodbye to Israel

Nir Oz, Israel - In Israel, a heart -soft funeral procession for Shiri Bibas and her two sons, Kfir and Ariel, who were killed by Hamas, began. On February 26, 2025, tens of thousands gathered on the streets to accompany the corpse train. Especially parents brought orange balloons with them to pay the little boy the last honor. The family, who also had German citizenship, was a symbol of the horror of the attack on October 7, 2023, when the children and their mother were kidnapped by Hamas, which the bloodbath triggered in the Gaza war, in which over 1,200 people were died and many more were taken as hostage href = "https://www.oe24.at/welt/trauerzfuer-getetete-geisel-ganz-israel-weint/625084416" Target = "_ blank"> oe24 reported.

The funeral took place in the closest circle near her home town of Nir Oz. At that time, the Bibas family announced that the funeral service would be broadcast live so that the whole nation could be part of this tragic farewell. Jarden Bibas, the grieving father, and his sister -in -law Dana Siton Silberman tried to thank the people who lined the path of the funeral procession: "The Israeli people have come into droves. We see and hear. We are moved and strengthened by you," said her touching words. The corpses were handed over as part of a ceasefire agreement, with Hamas also handing over the mother's body one day after the children. According to reports, the children were innocently murdered in November 2023, while Hamas claimed that they were killed in an air raid, which was refuted by forensic studies, such as Berliner Zeitung determined.

international outrage

The handover of the body was accompanied by international outrage, especially because of the way the coffins were presented by Hamas, surrounded by cheering people and with provocative music. The coffins were displayed on a stage, while posters with representations of political actors, such as the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, caused excitement. This staging has put the sympathy of the world public to the test.