Honoring Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas: Funeral details and how to pay tribute

Following the return of the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, the Families Headquarters announces the date and manner of the funeral.

They stated: "This coming Wednesday, February 26, Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were murdered in Hamas captivity, will be brought to eternal rest. The headquarters of the families of the hostages bows its head in sorrow and invites the public to honor their memory and accompany them on the funeral procession. We will stand with the flags of Israel on the side of the road and accompany them on their final path to eternal rest.

At the request of the family, the funeral will be limited to invitees only. At 11:30 a.m., the eulogies from the funeral ceremony will be broadcast to the general public."

The public is invited to stand by the streets with Israeli flags and to mourn the mother and her sons on their final journey:

07:45 – Chevra Kadisha Rishon Lezion, 1 Ahad Ha'am Street

08:00 – Rishonim interchange uphill towards Route 431

08:15 – Yavne Interchange Bridge

08:30 – Ad Halom Bridge / Nitzanim Junction / Silver Junction

08:45 – Yad Mamordechai Junction

09:00 – Nir Am Junction

09:15 – Sha'ar Hanegev Junction (Arches)

At 11:30 the eulogies from the funeral ceremony will be broadcast to the general public, with links and locations published later.

The Bibas family, along with father and husband Yarden, were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists stormed southern Israel to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages, sparking the war in Gaza.

The bodies of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were returned as part of the month-old ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Yarden Bibas returned, alive, on February 1.The bodies of Ariel, 4, and Kfir, nine months, were returned on Thursday, along with that of hostage Oded Lifshitz and an unidentified Gazan woman who Hamas had said was Shiri Bibas. The terror group handed over Shiri Bibas’s body early on Saturday after Israel protested.