MAY THEIR MEMORIES FOREVER BE A BLESSING

This week we learned that Israel’s worst fears for baby Kfir Bibas, his four-year-old brother, Ariel, and their mother, Shiri, were likely true. Alongside the bodies of baby Kfir, Ariel and Shiri, Hamas also released the remains of Oded Lifshitz, a journalist turned peace activist who had spent years helping Palestinians receive medical care in Israel.

These precious people, kidnapped alive on 10/7, were killed in Hamas captivity. After more than 500 days their remains will be returned to their loved ones. May their memories be a blessing.

Oded Lifshitz is survived by his wife, Yocheved (82), a peace activist and former hostage who lived through weeks of Hamas captivity and was released in November after the war began. Yarden Bibas is the sole survivor of his family; he has lost his wife and both his children. He was only recently released by Hamas, after more than 500 days in captivity, emaciated and battered. Throughout his captivity, Yarden was not only physically tortured and starved, he was also psychologically tortured as his captors would constantly torment him about the unknown fate of his family.

What was done to the Bibas family, to Mr. Lifshitz, to Omer Neutra and thousands of others, was monstrous. What was done to Israel on 10/7, the rapes, the torture, the gleeful massacre of innocents, all of what has been done by Gaza’s former “rulers” to the Children of Israel can receive no pardon.

Israel has and will continue to mete out justice to to each-and-every one of the perpetrators. Lest anyone forget, Israel dispatched the (former) leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, hunted down the terrorists behind the 1972 Olympic Munich Massacre, and brought Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichman to justice at the end of an Israeli rope – may all their memories be erased.

Israel will address what remains of the 10/7 perpetrators at a time of her choosing, but first Jerusalem will deliver the hostages from their captors before any more are slaughtered.

On Saturday, six living hostages are expected to be released – this is twice the number than initially planned. In addition, there are reports that all remaining hostages could be released in one fell swoop in the second phase of the deal.

Please join us in praying this comes to pass; that Gaza’s savage terrorists will finally be brought to heel and release all the innocent victims they’ve held for more than 500 days.