Hope Turns to Heartbreak for Israel's Bibas Hostage Family

I think today is one of the saddest days of my 40 years in Israel,

said Nicky Cregor, 60, a social worker from Jerusalem

I created a defense mechanism for myself: Because I cannot live with uncertainty anymore, I live with the knowledge that Shiri and the kids are dead,

she told Ynet in September

I ask you not to eulogize my family yet,

Ofri Bibas Levy posted on Facebook

We received the heart-shattering news that Shiri Bibas, her children Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz are no longer with us,

the forum said in a statement

Until we have the fact, dead or alive, we have the hope,

said Yiftach Cohen, standing outside the Bibas family home

The graphic scene of the mother trying to protect the two babies was burned into the mind in the country,

she said

My light is still there, and as long as they're there, everything here is dark,

he said