Israel Mourns

Stand for Israel  |  February 20, 2025

Israel mourns return of bodies of 4 hostages, February 20, 2025
(Photo:: Liron Moldovan/Flash90)

Today, Israel received the bodies of four slain hostages – Oded Lifshitz, and Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas – who died in terrorist captivity:

Israel redeemed on Thursday the bodies of four slain hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza: the three members of the Bibas family—mother Shiri, infant son Kfir and his older brother Ariel, and octogenarian Oded Lifshitz.

The Red Cross handed four coffins to Israel Defense Forces troops and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) agents in the Gaza Strip, after the Geneva-based agency received the caskets from the Hamas terrorist group following a propaganda ceremony.

Israel filed a complaint with mediators and the Red Cross after the Hamas stage show, saying that it breached the terms of their agreement.

Israelis lined the route of the convoy carrying the slain hostages home, solemnly holding Israeli flags and paying their respects. One Jerusalem resident summed it up: “There are no words.” Please pray for all of Israel in the time of unimaginable sorrow.