From Knesset speaker holds minute of silence for Bibas family and other victims
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (Likud) holds a minute of silence in the Knesset plenum in memory of murdered hostages Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas.
“Last night, Oded Lifshitz was laid to rest, may God avenge his blood, and the Knesset building was lit up in orange in memory of those being laid to rest at this moment: Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, the redheads, may God avenge their blood,” Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana says, using the phrase for Jews killed for their Judaism.
“We remember and will not forget. On behalf of the Knesset, I would like to share in the deep sorrow of the families, for their memory and for the memory of all the victims” who have fallen since October 7, 2023, he says.
אמש הובא למנוחות עודד ליפשיץ הי"ד ומשכן הכנסת הואר בכתום לזכרם של המובאים למנוחות ברגעים אלה שירי ביבס ושני בניה הרכים אריאל וכפיר, הג׳ינג׳ים, השם יקום דמם, כולם קורבנות האויב העזתי.
״זָכוֹר אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְךָ עֲמָלֵק״, ואנו זוכרים, ולא נשכח.
בשם הכנסת, אני מבקש להשתתף… pic.twitter.com/tGKlRyyk2L
— Amir Ohana – אמיר אוחנה (@AmirOhana) February 26, 2025
Ohana was criticized by some this morning for rejecting calls to cancel the day’s plenary session in light of the national mourning surrounding the funeral for the Bibas family. However, the Knesset has not canceled sessions for funerals of other victims of October 7 either.
The Times of Israel Community.