Mother of Local Government Center Chairman Haim Bibas Passes Away

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Lily Bibas, mother of Haim Bibas, Local Government Center Chairman and Modi'in Maccabim Re'ut Mayor, passed away overnight. According to Arutz Sheva, Bibas announced her death in a Facebook post, writing: "With deep sorrow and somber grief" and "My dear mother, you were my whole world."

According to Channel 14, the funeral took place today at the new cemetery in Beit She'an. Bibas eulogized his mother: "You were the roots from which we all grew." According to Ice, he bid farewell to her in a personal post and wrote: "I will carry you in my heart forever."