Israeli Geisel family forum learns of the tragic death of the Bibas
Israeli Geisel family forum learns of the tragic death of the Bibas
The family of Shiri Bibas received the “heartbreaking news” on Wednesday that Shiri and her two small children, Ariel and Kfir, are among the four deceased hostages that are to be returned from the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The body of Oded Lifshitz is also released on this day, which the first time Deceased hostages since the ceasefire came into force with Hamas in January.
reaction of the family and public grief
"This message hits our hearts, the hearts of families and people around the world like a knife," said the forum for hostages and missing families in an official message. "With great sadness we took note of the return of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas as well as Oded Lifshitz, which were kidnapped alive and will now return to Israel."
criticism of the behavior of the Israeli Prime Minister Bureau
The announcement of the names was critically commented by the Bibas family because they accused the Israeli Prime Ministers' Bureau of having done this without their consent. In a later explanation, on behalf of the family, the forum asked not to mourn the deceased relatives before the final identification.
ambiguities and misconduct of the IDF
A source in the Prime Minister office announced that the IDF transfer officers had approved the publication of the names without previously consulting the family. "This is a serious mistake in dealing with the IDF with the Bibas family, which resulted from an unfortunate human mistake," said the source.
Explanation of the Israeli Prime Minister
In a video address, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that "my own heart was broken" while he prepared for the upcoming returns. "Tomorrow will be a very difficult day for the state of Israel. A heartbreaking day, a day of mourning. We bring four of our beloved hostages home," he said.
The Bibas children and their tragic history
At the time of their kidnapping in October 2023,kfir and Ariel Bibas were just nine months and four years old. Your family is one of the best -known victims of the terrorist attacks on October 7th.
Additional information about the Lifshitz family
oded Lifshitz was 83 years old when he was kidnapped with his wife Yocheved on October 7, 2023 from her home in the Kibbutz Nir Oz. Yocheved was one of the two leaned victims later released, while Oded continued to be captured.
Hope for returning the other hostages
In another explanation, the forum announced that "in addition to the deep grief, her return to the funeral creates certainty for their relatives and closes the agonizing circle of uncertainty, which has been 502 days." The Lifshitz family said that “these times are not easy for us after we have learned that our beloved oded is on the list of hostages that will return to Israel tomorrow.”
In summary, they emphasized: "We hoped and prayed for another end for 502 days, but until we get absolute certainty, our journey will not end, and even after that we will continue to fight until the last hostage is brought back."
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