Thousands of Israelis lined the streets to mourn the Bibases, who were taken hostage in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and had become a symbol of the country’s trauma.

The plight of the Bibas family has come to embody the profound sense of loss and grief still permeating Israel.

Thousands attended the funeral procession for Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas, who were murdered in cold blood after being kidnapped from their home in Nir Oz to Gaza They were buried in a single casket,