Three siblings slain by Iranian missile; grieving father calls for unity and faith.
Hundreds gathered in Beit Shemesh on Monday evening to accompany the three Biton siblings, Avigail, Yaakov, and Sarah, to their final resting place after they were killed in an Iranian missile strike that struck their home.
Their father, Yitzhak Biton, delivered a heart-wrenching eulogy through tears. “Our father Abraham sacrificed one son, I sacrificed three,” he said. “I sacrificed my son Yaakov, my daughter Avigail, and my daughter Sarah. The Holy One, blessed be He, wanted to take these holy souls. We were at home when there was a tremendous blast. The ceiling collapsed, and I shielded the youngest daughter.”
Family members described the siblings as children of kindness and innocence, raised in a home centered on faith, love, and devotion to Israel. Their grandmother, Lillian, wept as she remembered them. “These were pure children who only knew how to do good. They grew up in a home of goodness, joy, love for Israel, and only doing good for others.”
She also spoke about the children’s mother, describing her as a woman of deep strength and faith who educated her children at home out of concern for preserving their values. Addressing the public, she urged national unity during a painful time. “The people of Israel must strengthen themselves—this is the time. We must be together and believe that the Torah will save us and cling to the Holy One, blessed be He.”
In a final cry of anguish during the procession, she called out, “Creator of the world, these holy children have come to You; send redemption, enough, Creator of the world.”
