Israel

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you all,’ Yarden Bibas tells his sons and wife at their funeral

Thousands of Israelis lined the streets as Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were killed in Hamas captivity, were buried.

Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky called a video of Meir Kahane ‘the truth’ — and set off a firestorm

The post, and the reaction it sparked, are emblematic of how Jewish online discourse has shifted in the days after Hamas’ grisly return of the bodies of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.

U.S., Israel vote against U.N. resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine

In the past, Israel has supported Ukraine at the United Nations.

Shiri Bibas’ body returned to Israel; 6 hostages released, last to come home alive under ceasefire’s 1st phase

Netanyahu says Israel is ‘leveling entire streets used by terrorists’ in West Bank after bus explosions near Tel Aviv

Trump says he’s ‘not forcing’ his plan to depopulate and take over Gaza after pushback

Israelis hold photographs of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas at a gathering calling for their release at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Red Cross reportedly receives body that, Hamas says, is Shiri Bibas

IDF: Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by Hamas but 3rd body is not their mother Shiri

Attendees at a vigil for the four deceased hostages returned on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, held up a large cutout of one of the captives, Oded Lifshitz. (Alon Gilboa)

In Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, Israelis mourn — and vow to keep fighting for the captives who remain

Yony Alony came from southern Israel to pay her final respects at a vigil in Tel Aviv on Feb. 20, 2025. (Deborah Danan)

Israel grieves as bodies said to be of hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz return from Gaza

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