A mural depicting Shiri Bibas, with her sons Kfir and Ariel, by artist aleXsandro Palombo commemorating the victims of October 7 was created in front of Qatar's consulate in Milan this week.
This is the first official commemoration done with city approval, after officials rejected a proposal to light up Palazzo Marino (Milan City Hall) in orange to commemorate the murdered Israelis in February.
The mural uses a black background and a strong orange to depict the children's hair, while Shiri Bibas can be seen holding her sons.
“The artwork serves as a testimony: it documents a historical event, denounces violence, and calls for public reflection,” a spokesperson for the artist said.
Palombo had previously created a mural in Milan dedicated to the massacre of civilians at the Nova festival, portraying the young survivor Vlada Patapov fleeing the attack for the first anniversary of the massacre last year. The piece was vandalized just hours later.
Yarden Bibas dedication to his family: 'Holidays are not holidays for me without you'
The family father, Yarden Bibas, dedicated a special post during a Rosh Hashanah last week, saying, “the holidays are not holidays for me without you.”
“Shiri, Ariel and Kfir - I love you most in the world, always in the world,” he wrote in an Instagram post about his wife and children, who were murdered by Hamas after they were kidnapped on October 7.
Yarden Bibas was held hostage in Gaza by Hamas for 484 days and continued to advocate for the remaining Gaza hostages; attending several different protests and regularly posting on social media demanding their release.