Kibbutz Nir Oz announces with deep pain and sorrow the murder of Shiri Bibas, of blessed memory, who was abducted from her home on October 7 and killed in captivity in Gaza,
She will be laid to rest in Israel alongside with her two young sons,
A short while ago, accompanied by IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and ISA (Israel Security Agency) forces, the two returning hostages crossed the border into Israeli territory,
Our family has endured 10 years and five months of unimaginable suffering,
This is an unforgettable moment, where all emotions are rapidly mixing together,
In this difficult hour, we continue to demand and call for the immediate return of the remaining hostages still in captivity. There is no more important goal. There can be no rehabilitation without them,
Despite our fears about their fate, we continued to hope that we would get to embrace them, and now we are in pain and heartbroken,
Shiri was a wonderful mother to Ariel and Kfir, a loving partner to Yarden, a devoted sister and aunt, and an amazing friend."
There is no forgiveness for abandoning them on October 7, and no forgiveness for abandoning them in captivity,
After the identification process at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, this morning we received the news we feared the most. Our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her sons, husband, sister, and all her family to rest,
We confirm that it is not in our values or our interest to keep any bodies or not to abide by the covenants and agreements that we sign,
This is a new low, an evil and cruelty with no parallel, ... There are no words that can describe such an atrocity."
We will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages, both living and dead, and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement,
The cruelty of the Hamas monsters knows no bounds. Not only did they kidnap the father, Yarden Bibas, the young mother, Shiri, and their two small babies. In an unspeakably cynical manner, they did not return Shiri to her little children, the little angels, and they put the body of a Gazan woman in a coffin,
Tonight, at the request of the parties, an ICRC team received human remains, which were then transferred to Israeli authorities, ... The ICRC cannot confirm any additional details.”
We point out the possibility of an error or overlap in the bodies, which may be the result of the occupation targeting and bombing the place where the family was with other Palestinians,
Afterwards, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities,
According to the assessment of the relevant authorities and based on available intelligence and diagnostic indicators, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were brutally killed in captivity in November 2023 by Palestinian terrorists,
For 16 months, we sought certainty, and now that we have it, there is no comfort in it, but we hope for the beginning of a closure,
We are all enraged at the monsters of Hamas,