The four were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz; it is currently unclear how they died.

Caskets said to hold bodies of Shiri Bibas, young sons Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz handed to Red Cross, then IDF; driven through Israel to forensic institute for ID process ...

IDF to hold small ceremony in Gaza when it receives remains; Hamas official says terror group prepared to release all remaining captives in single 'batch' during phase two of truce ...

Freed hostages Sasha Troufanov, Iair Horn, and Keith Siegel spoke publicly at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, expressing concern ...

Accusations that Israel is engaging in ‘starvation as a weapon’ fail to consider Hamas’ own cynical use of humanitarian ...

The late Oded Lifshitz at his kibbutz Nir Oz (Photo: Times of Israel) Senior political commentator Nahum Barnea of Yediot Ahronot also knew him. They served together in the same paratrooper unit ...

Slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, and brothers Ariel and Kfir Bibas, were identified after their remains were returned to Israel by Hamas on Thursday but the military said another body sent by the ...

Lifshitz’s grandchildren spoke of his love for Israel, and how he would talk them through complicated periods in Israeli life. Oded put them on his shoulders, they recalled, turned garbage into ...

We can now confirm that the late Oded Lifshitz was murdered, at the age of 83, in captivity by Islamic Jihad and was brought back to Israel today.We send our deepest condolences to his wife ...

The bodies of Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz were returned to Israel more than 500 days after they were taken hostage, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed. Hamas, though ...

The IDF says it is investigating this evening’s bus bombings in Bat Yam and Holon jointly with the Shin Bet security agency and Israel Police. Following a fresh assessment, the military says its ...