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Global News Podcast

Bibas family funeral takes place in Israel

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.27.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

A Bibas family member calls on Israeli officials to take responsibility for the deaths of hostages in Hamas captivity. Also: life in Kurdish parts of Syria, and why an Australian radio host is out of a job.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:05.2

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 26th of February.

0:11.5

An emotional day for Israel as the two young Bibas boys and their mother are laid to rest.

0:16.6

A member of the family said they could have been saved, but Israeli officials preferred revenge.

0:22.1

The US and Ukraine agree a deal on minerals, but what have security guarantees?

0:27.4

And why oil giant BP is slashing renewable investments and moving back to fossil fuels.

0:35.4

Also in the podcast, 10 years on from ISIS, we report on life in Kurdish parts of Syria.

0:40.9

You see so many young girls and women dancing and chanting.

0:45.2

They have so many reasons to dance because if ISIS was ruling this region, I am sure they wouldn't be able to leave their home.

0:57.4

It is a day of deep sorrow in Israel as hundreds of mourners paid their final respects to

1:04.0

Shiribibis and her two young boys, Gafir and Ariel. They were kidnapped during the 7th

1:09.6

of October attacks becoming a symbol of the

1:12.2

horror of that day. Despite desperate hopes they would come home alive, their bodies were returned

1:18.2

to Israel last week. Today there was a long procession to their final resting place, with thousands

1:23.6

lining the streets, many carrying flags, saying farewell to the family.

1:28.1

Shiri's husband, Yardin Bibas, who spent more than a year in captivity in Gaza himself,

1:33.4

made an emotional speech at the funeral.

1:36.1

Shiri's sister-in-law, Offrey, criticized Israeli officials over their deaths,

1:40.8

saying they could have saved her loved ones, but preferred revenge.

1:46.9

Forgiveness means accepting responsibility and committing to act differently, to learn from

1:52.0

mistakes. There is no meaning to forgiveness before the failures are investigated and all

1:56.8

officials take responsibility. A disaster as a nation and as a family should not have happened

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