From ‘Sorry’: Young mothers, people dressed in orange gather at Hostages Square
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Large crowds have gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square to watch the funeral of Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Kfir Bibas.
The square is full of people wearing orange and holding yellow and orange balloons, wearing Batman masks and posters of Batman alongside Israeli flags held high and wrapped around peoples’ shoulders. Four-year-old Ariel loved the superhero.
People stand in the square with Israeli flags held high, some wrapping the flag around their shoulders. Young mothers with their babies in strollers and carriers are there too.
“Yarden, we’re with you,” reads one sign, while another says, “Rest in peace, little Batman. Now you’re a superhero.”
Some signs say “Sorry,” and red posters read, “Finish the deal now, bring them home.”
The 21-year-old granddaughter of Shlomo Mantzur, who was killed in captivity, says to Channel 12 interviewers that she’s unsure of how safe she feels in Israel after what happened to her grandfather and to all those killed and taken hostage on October 7.
“It’s hard to know if I’ll want to raise a family here, to base my life here,” she says.
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