LIVESTREAM: Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas are laid to rest 

On this somber day, Israel pauses to bid farewell to Shiri Bibas and her sons, Ariel and Kfir, in a private burial in Zohar. You’re watching their funeral livestream—a moment of collective grief for a nation that held its breath for 16 months, hoping against hope for their return from Hamas captivity. Instead, we learned of their brutal end: strangled and pelted with rocks in November 2023, a mother and her boys lost to an unimaginable cruelty.

The procession here echoes with the rustle of Israeli flags and the quiet release of orange balloons, a tribute to Ariel and Kfir’s fiery red hair. Yarden Bibas, now alone after his own release earlier this month, has asked for privacy, but this livestream offers a window into a family’s unbearable loss—and a people’s unyielding solidarity. “The love and strength you’ve sent us strengthen us,” the family shared, a fragile thread connecting them to the thousands watching, weeping, and remembering.

This is not just a goodbye. It’s a testament to lives stolen too soon, and a call to never forget.