Friend of Bibas family at funeral: 'Fly, little birds, cut across the sky, mother is with you'

Avinoam Blumenkrantz of nearby Kibbutz Tse’elim, the hometown of Yarden Bibas, says at the funeral: “Through the tears it is difficult to see words that will soften the blow.”

“Our torn hearts are with you. We will do all we can to wrap you with love,” he says. “You are a family of lions… you fought and did not let up to the last second.”

He adds: “The terrible massacre crossed generations. It erased in one stroke three generations of the family.” Shiri’s parents were murdered during the attack on Nir Oz.

“Fly, little birds, cut across the sky. Fly wherever you please,” he says, quoting a famous song by the late Arik Einstein. “No vulture will frighten you. Mother is keeping you safe. Mother is with you. And all of us will take care of your dad Yarden.”