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Former hostage Yarden Bibas mourns family on anniversary of October 7 massacre

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TZVI JASPER

"Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir - I'm sorry! Sorry that you're up there and I'm down here. I love you more than anything, always." Bibas wrote in an Instagram story.

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People pay their respects during the funeral service of late Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel and Kfir, in the Goma junction, northern Israel, February 26, 2025.
People pay their respects during the funeral service of late Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel and Kfir, in the Goma junction, northern Israel, February 26, 2025.
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Former Gaza hostage Yarden Bibas, whose wife and two sons were murdered by Hamas after their kidnapping from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, posted an apology to his family on Instagram on Tuesday, the eve of the anniversary of the massacre.

"Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir - I'm sorry! Sorry that you're up there and I'm down here. I love you more than anything, always." Bibas wrote in an Instagram story.

In another post shared on Wednesday, Bibas's sister Ofri shared clips of his family, with the caption "The only ones I will ask forgiveness from until the day I die are Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir."

Ofri's post came as part of her response to statements made by Channel 14 journalist Yinon Magal, who said on Tuesday that she and other victims' family members need to apologize to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for criticism of his actions surrounding the October 7 massacre.

Magal made his comments while reacting to the book Mr. Abandonment, in which Ofri participated in the writing.

General view of the inauguration of the Ariel and Kfir Bibas walkway, named after the children who were kidnapped and murdered during the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, in Paris, France on October 6, 2026.
General view of the inauguration of the Ariel and Kfir Bibas walkway, named after the children who were kidnapped and murdered during the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, in Paris, France on October 6, 2026. (credit: Carine Schmitt / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

"Bibi did not abandon the effort to secure the return of the Bibas family," Magal said, adding that Ofri should apologize to Netanyahu: "If she is making a false accusation - they have no right to make a false accusation."

Paris inaugurates park avenue in memory of Bibas family

Also on Tuesday, Paris inaugurated a park avenue named after the Bibas family in Parc Monceau.

Paris Mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire, presided over the ceremony, and described the Bibas family as having been "cowardly murdered by terrorists during what was the deadliest pogrom in recent history."

Joshua Zarka, Israel's Ambassador to France, also spoke at the ceremony, mourning Ariel and Kfir's death.

"They bore the gentleness of childhood on their faces," he said. "Paying tribute to them today is a powerful gesture demonstrating that their innocence - despite the barbarity that tore them from life - has ultimately triumphed."

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