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I hope you know I thought about you every day, every minute.”
Then he spoke of his elder son, Ariel Kfir, I’m sorry I didn’t protect you better,
We waited for certainty, but it brings no comfort—only profound grief."
Ofri Bibas Levy, the boys' aunt, said after their remains were identified We will … ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and malicious violation of the agreement."
After the body misidentification, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said This is outright abuse of a family that has already been enduring hell for 16 months,
Ofri Bibas, Yarden’s sister, said Our disaster as a people and as a family should not have happened, and it must not, must not happen again,
Do you remember our last conversation together? In the safe room, I asked if we should fight or surrender. You said fight, so I fought,
he sad, speaking directly to his wife Through the car window, I see a broken country; we won't recover until the last hostage returns home,
said Yarden Bibas' sister I think if I stop to think about it for more than a split second, I feel so sickened, so sickened,
said Simi Polonasky, 38, who travelled from Miami to support hostage families We're here to give a hug and receive a hug, to be strengthened and to give as much strength as possible,
said Mottel Gestetner, 41, who travelled from Australia It's not a regular situation: if you're not feeling numb, you're feeling so shattered and broken that it almost feels hard to continue,
she told AFP, starting to weep as she spoke It’s still not really registering,
said Tal Ben Shimon, a Tel Aviv resident who joined mourners at the open air space that has become known as Hostage Square for the regular rallies of hostage families and their supporters that have gathered there since the start of the Gaza war
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