Bullets on the floor, blood on the door. That was our last piece of information
October 7, 2023 is a date that no Israeli will ever forget. At home, we call it “Seven Boom” [a…
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I never thought I’d be in a position where I’d have to pray for my life
I don’t know how to even start recounting the story of the darkest day in my life. I finished my…
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I say I don’t have the strength to run anymore, you say we don’t have a choice
It’s impossible to sum up what we went through there without Ziv, and until he’s home, nothing is over. But…
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We could see on the terrorists faces that they were enjoying it, smiling
I arrived at the party at around 3am, because I knew there were DJs coming from all over the world.…
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The officer yelled – ‘Everyone run! there are terrorists!’.
I don’t even know how to start writing, how to get the words out. But I’ll simply unload it all…
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“I was terrified they would fire at us through the car window”
I was at Nova. My husband Yoav and I had a booth there and we were celebrating our seventh wedding…
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That’s when it hit us: they were speaking in Arabic
On Simchat Torah, the last day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, we were jolted awake at 6:30 in the…
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From heaven to hell
06:25. Morning, sunrise, music, love, good energies, smiles, beautiful people, who are dancing, celebrating their life and just spreading love.…
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He was murdered in front of the very eyes of his children
October 7th at 8:20, terrorists entered Dvir’s house. With an axe, he threw himself at them. He tried, with his…
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We were running like ducks at a shooting range
So what actually happened? At 6am, as the party was peaking, we heard sirens wailing. We imagined the scenario of…
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We saw them all dead, and we knew we were next
It all began with a party that was a dream. Me, my partner and two friends of his. We got…
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I was planning how I would react if they entered
On Saturday morning, my dog woke me up at around 6:30 a.m. I didn’t really understand what I was hearing…
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The smell of blood and dead bodies will never leave me, for the rest of my life
They took my home. My base went from being my second home to a cemetery. From my safe place to…
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We ran for our lives, hand in hand, and I said – “At least we die together”
This is our story, about how important it is to listen to gut feelings and intuition. About 3 weeks ago,…
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All I could think of was – this is it. My life is over.
October 7th. A night before, we’re headed to a nature rave. I’m getting ready, excited, dying to get there already.…
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Terrorists were gunning down everyone in sight, like it was a computer game
In all honesty, I hadn’t intended to share my experiences. I thought recounting the memories would be too difficult, and…
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We heard Arabic while receiving messages from the parents’ group: terrorists are inside homes
October 7, 6 a.m. Red alert. Damn, why so early? Especially on a Saturday? I had been debating since last…
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Terrorists landed from the sky using parachutes, killing everyone for being Jewish
It’s October 7th and 30 minutes past midnight. I’m heading down South, the atmosphere is fun, full of happiness, love,…
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The terrorists took their cellphones, we were begging for help
This is my testimony from the Gaza border region. Sorry for being confused or unclear. I’ll just say that it…
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Tons of terrorists under our building, and I kept my poker face because of my children
The residents of Sderot woke up in a panic on Saturday morning, October 7th, from the sirens and explosions! I…
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