Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL on 27 February, 2025

TPS-IL’s Photos of the Week

Public By Pesach Benson • 27 February, 2025

Jerusalem, 27 February, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- The week of February 23-27, as seen through the eyes of The Press Service of Israel’s photographers.

Palestinian child

A Palestinian child dressed in a Hamas uniform as the terror group paraded Israeli hostages across a stage in Nuseirat before handing them over to Red Cross custody on Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by Majdi Fathi/TPS-IL

 

funeral procession

Israelis gather in Rishon LeZion for the funeral procession of Shiri Bibas and her sons, Ariel and Kfir on Feb. 26, 2025. The orange balloons are a symbol of the childrens’ hair color. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS-IL

 

Hostage Square

It was an emotional day as Israelis paid their last respects to Shiri Bibas and her sons, Ariel and Kfir. Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square to watch a livestream of the funeral on Feb. 26, 2025. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL

 

Bibas funeral

Batman was an impromptu theme at Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square on Feb. 26, 2025 because Ariel Bibas loved the character. The sign says, “Farewell, little Batman. Now you’re a superhero. Farewell Shiri, Ariel and Kfir.” Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL

 

Hostage Square

Israelis in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square say farewell to Shiri Bibas and her sons, Ariel and Kfir, on on Feb. 26, 2025. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS-IL

 

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a graduation ceremony for army officer cadets in Holon on Feb. 23, 2025. Photo by Yossi Zeliger/TPS-IL