Ceremony in Memory of the Bibas family and Oded Lifshitz Held at UN

Dozens of international ambassadors attended a ceremony Monday at the UN headquarters in New York to commemorate the loss of the Bibas children, Kefir Hy”d and Ariel Hy”d, their mother Shiri Hy”d and Oded Lifshitz Hy”d.

Israeli Ambassador Danon and the Ambassador of Argentina to the UN spoke at the ceremony. Attendees stood for a minute of silence in memory of the victims and were invited to sign a condolence book.

Danon said: “When Hamas kidnapped a mother and her two children, when Hamas took Israeli babies as prizes, when Hamas violated the agreement in the most brutal way – the UN did not condemn or speak about Hamas and continues to remain silent to this very day.

“The UN passed countless resolutions on Israel and held countless emergency session. But when a baby, a toddler and their mother were taken from their home, when these terrorists massacred babies, entire families, the international community had nothing to say. But Israel will not be silent. We will continue to say their names – Kfir, Ariel, Shiri and Oded. We will ensure that their memory will be remembered forever. We will make Hamas pay. We won’t stop until everyone comes home.”

Argentina’s Ambassador to the U.N., who spoke at the event, said: “We cannot forget what happened. What happened on Oct 7 was not just another attack in this long conflict. It was the manifestation of silence. In the face of such horror, we cannot afford silence and complicity. Israel has the right to defend itself.

“When I visited these communities in Israel, on the one hand, I saw the purest form of life. On the other, the most brutal form of brutality.”