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.
What happened at the Bibas family funeral in Israel?
You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 26th of February. An emotional day for Israel as the two young Bibas boys and their mother are laid to rest. A member of the family said they could have been saved, but Israeli officials preferred revenge.
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It is a day of deep sorrow in Israel as hundreds of mourners paid their final respects to Shiri Bibas and her two young boys, Gafir and Ariel. They were kidnapped during the 7th of October attacks, becoming a symbol of the horror of that day. Despite desperate hopes they would come home alive, their bodies were returned to Israel last week.
Today there was a long procession to their final resting place with thousands lining the streets, many carrying flags, saying farewell to the family. Shiri's husband, Yarden Bibas, who spent more than a year in captivity in Gaza himself, made an emotional speech at the funeral.
Shiri's sister-in-law, Ofri, criticised Israeli officials over their deaths, saying they could have saved her loved ones, but preferred revenge.
Forgiveness means accepting responsibility and committing to act differently, to learn from mistakes. There is no meaning to forgiveness before the failures are investigated and all officials take responsibility. A disaster as a nation and as a family should not have happened and must never happen again.
The funeral came as Israel and Hamas resolved their latest dispute over the ceasefire deal for Gaza. On Saturday, Israel refused to release 600 Palestinian prisoners due to be handed over after six Israelis had been freed in Gaza. It accused Hamas of parading the hostages for propaganda purposes.
Negotiators in Egypt say an agreement was reached to free the Palestinians as part of the final swap of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Yolan Nel in Jerusalem has been giving the details to my colleague Lucy Hockings.
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