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

By Nafisa Eltahir and Rami Amichay CAIRO/RISHON LEZION, Israel (Reuters) - Hamas agreed to release the last hostage bodies included in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal, in a breakthrough announced as Israelis mourned a family seen as a symbol of the trauma suffered by Israel in the attack on October 7,

Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel Bibas were taken hostage by a Palestinian armed group on October 7, 2023, and buried in Israel on Wednesday as mourners bid them farewell along the funeral procession route.