A memorial ceremony was held in Israel’s Kibbutz Nir Oz to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack that devastated the agricultural commune located just a few miles from Gaza. The kibbutz, home to 400 residents, was one of the hardest hit by the attack, with one in four individuals either murdered or kidnapped.
Among the victims were the Bibas family, consisting of husband and wife Yarden and Shiri, their young son Ariel, and baby Kfir, who were among those kidnapped and are still being held in Gaza along with more than 20 others from the kibbutz.
