Thousands of Israelis lined the streets to mourn the Bibases, who were taken hostage in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and had become a symbol of the country’s trauma.

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

There was an outpouring of grief from Israel to Scarsdale, New York as Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Kfir and Ariel, were laid to rest Wednesday. They were taken hostage on Oct. 7 and their remains were finally returned this month as part of the ongoing ceasefire.