Almost two months after Yarden Bibas was released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, the bereaved father and husband posted a video titled, “How do you even begin to digest this?” dedicated to his wife and children.
Bibas was the only one in his family to survive captivity, with his wife, Shiri, and their two young children, Ariel and Kfir, murdered at the hands of Hamas terrorists after their October 7 abduction.
Bibas’s video included pictures of him and Shiri, his marriage proposal to her, highlights from their wedding, and memories with their two children and family dog, Tonto, who was murdered on October 7 at their Kibbutz Nir Oz home.
The video ended with their funerals on February 26.
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Emotional soundtrack
As a soundtrack to the video, the lyrics playing over images said, “I had all and then most of you, some and then none of you.”
The lyrics continue in a similar manner, “I don’t know what I’m supposed to do, haunted by the ghost of you.”
The video highlights positive moments in the couple’s life and the life they built together. From approaching the huppah and stomping on the glass at their wedding to images of the family enjoying picnics outside and Ariel embracing his baby brother, Kfir, after being brought home.
This was not Bibas’s first public memorial sentiment shared about his family, but the most visual.