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100,000 Israelis Show Up as Shiri, Ariel, Kfir Bibas Laid to Rest: 'May God Avenge Their Blood'

More than 100,000 Israelis lined the roads as the funeral cars carrying the bodies of slain former hostages Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas made their way to the cemetery in southern Israel, not far from their home at Kibbutz Nir Oz. The crowd carried Israeli flags and orange balloons, depicting the color of the children's hair, now a symbol of honor and shared grief for the family.
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Egyptian Military Buildup in Sinai: a Potential Eighth Front in Israel's 7-Front War?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has often spoken about the seven-front war that Israel has been fighting since the Hamas massacre and kidnappings on October 7, 2023. Recently, however, Israel's U.S. ambassador expressed concern about a potential eighth front in the war: a military buildup by the Egyptian military in the Sinai.
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As Palestinians, Allies Charge Israel with Genocide, West Bank Sheikhs Call for Genocide Against Jews

As negotiations continue for a long-term solution in Gaza, a campaign of hatred is being led by Palestinian clerics. They're using sermons to call for genocide against the Jews.

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Freed Palestinian prisoners wave from a bus as they arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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This combination of images provided by Hostages Family Forum shows Shlomo Mantzur, Tsachi Idan, Ohad Yahalomi and Itzik Elgarat, who all were abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. (Hostages Family Forum via AP)
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Army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish, Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo, File)
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Palestinian Authority Shari’ah Judge Abdallah Harb calling for the annihilation of the Jews. Photo Credit: Screenshot, Palestinian Media Watch.
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Israeli hostage Eliya Cohen, center, is escorted by Hamas gunmen before being handed over to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Bus bombing in central Israel terror attack, February 20, 2025.
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The four hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz: Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz, whose bodies were returned to Israel on Feb.20, 2025. Photos Courtesy Family.
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Yarden, Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas. Photo Credit: Courtesy family.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation led by Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in Tel Aviv. February 17, 2025. Photo Credit: Ma'ayan Toaf (GPO).