Shiri Bibas
32 years old
Kibbutz Nir Oz / Gaza captivity
Shiri, 32, was born and raised in Kibbutz Nir Oz, the youngest daughter of immigrants from Argentina and Peru. She studied early childhood development and worked for years as a nursery school teacher before managing the kibbutz office finances. Her sister remembered her as loving and protective, and her husband Yarden recalled the long conversations and beautiful memories they shared as they built their family.
Kidnapped alive from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7 and murdered in captivity; body returned February 2025