Title (Source, Date, lang)
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Referenced information (editor summary)
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Kibbutz History
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Path to Peace wall (pathtopeacewall.com, n.d., en)[1]
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Attack
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'...[W]e were alone,' (Times of Israel, 13 October 2023, en)[2]
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General
- evacuees say they spent 12 hours in safe rooms, while militants roamed kibbutz killing residents
- evacuated to Ma’ale Hahamisha, Yearim Hotel
- Astonished that attacks could be carried out, broken sense of self security, anger at government
- Moshav several 100m from north Gaza border, closest civilian community to border
Glen Eilon
- Angry and wants revenge
- Eilon, 82, wife, youngest son and daughter-in-law + three young (12, 8, 5) grandchildren were not harmed
- Some militants entered on motorized para-gliders. Two landed behind Eilon’s and his eldest son’s houses
- A neighbour lost two sons
- 2 elderly neighbours were burnt to death in their house when militants couldn’t gain entry to their safe room {probably the Inon’s?]
- Young mother killed by grenade thrown into bathroom
- The paragliders walked between his and neighbour’s houses and started indiscriminately shooting 100m down the road
- He and his family went to safe room when rocket barrage started at about 6am
- They didn’t know for 2 hours that this was an incursion because power and internet access was down much of the time.
- They heard Kalashnikovs being in their street and realized how bad it was
- His family were terrified but there was nothing he could do
- After 12 hours the gunfire stopped and the were told by the mocha’s security center that the could leave which they did, by car, at around 6pm.
- “Where were our vaunted security forces, where were the soldiers, where was the army for the first seven hours? People were screaming for help but there were no tanks, no jeeps, no soldiers.”
- Although aligned with the right wing, he believes that the government and especially the prime minister are to blame for the disaster and lack of immediate response. He called for prime minister to apologize and resign
- Not sure if they’ll be able to return because of Moshav’s proximity to Gaza, but if they can he will.
- his son was buried in Netiv HaAsara 30 years ago after an accidental weapon explosion, and he visits the grave every week, which he feels he can’t abandon
David and Liat Ben Shimol
- 12 hours in safe room, with children, 14-year old Shira and 10-year old Ariel, third daughter 18-year old Noga 18 in San Francisco volunteering with Jewish Agency
- The rocket fire seem worse than normal, at 8am we’re told to stay in safe room after getting cell reception for a couple moments
- They heard gun fire starting at around 10am but didn’t know what was happening (no power / internet)
- An hour later, husbands cousin, member of security team, called to say that he was wounded in the leg, they should lock themselves in because there were militants everywhere
- Liat said that there was no help from the IDF and they were alone
- Son had panic attack daughter was praying and reciting psalms
- Militants shot at residents in house two doors from them, but didn’t try and enter their house
- When they had cell reception they heard voice messages from residents calling for help, but when the called back and got no response they new they were dead
- Elderly woman close to them said she was wounded and bleeding and needed help. No one could help. She was fianlly rescued, survived.
- When told they could leave they rushed to leave by car. They saw several corpses that had already been covered by emergency personnel. And smelled houses burning everywhere.
- They insist they will go back and rebuild the moshav although it will be difficult
- She says kids from the moshav want to contribute especially joining army.
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IDF eliminates senior Hamas commander (The Jerusalem Post, 31 October 2023, en)[3]
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Naseem Abu Ajina commander Beit Lahia Battalion Hamas's Northern Division, who orchestrated Erez and Netiv HaAsara attacks, killed
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80 years after WWII, Holocaust survivor escapes Hamas attack (Al-Monitor, 17 October 2023, en)[4]
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- Yaakov Weissmann survived Holocaust hiding with non-Jewish family in France when 4
- He was born in France in 1940, his parents having fled pogroms in Poland in 1933
- His father was arrested by French Nazi sympathizers in 1944 and sent to Aushwitz
- He and his sister were sheltered by non-Jews near Lyon who said they were their niece and nephew
- He moved to Israel first living in original Netiv HaAsara in Sinai and then moving to its present position after the peace agreement returned Sinai
- Survived Netiv HaAsara massacre at 83
- Heard rockets around 6:00 am
- 800 residents used to bombs
- He and wife were in safety room with gun in 15s
- Heard machine bun fire and realized that an infiltration had begun and that people would be killed
- He?wife and 23 descendants in village not harmed
- 20 were killed
- 5 members of the security team died defending the village
- He is sad for the people he new who,died and angry because the IDF were caught off guard
- He is now in a retirement home in Modiin in central Israel
- He wants the people responsible to pay and won’t be happy until hamas is eliminated as the government has promise
- He wants to return after the war, but would understand if his daughters didn’t want to
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ליל הבדולח של נתיב העשרה: הגבורה העילאית של אנשי המושב צמוד הגדר - שנתקלו ראשונים (The Kristallnacht of Netiv HaAsara: The Supreme Bravery of the Residents of the Border Settlement - Who Encountered the Terrorists First) (Israel Hayom, 12 October 2023, he)[5]
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"ידעתי שאם אעזוב את ידית הדלת, זה יהיה כמו מטווח ברווזים" ("I knew that if I let go of the doorknob, it would be like a duck shoot.") (103fm.maariv.co.il, 8 October 2023, he)[6]
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In the Aftermath of the Hamas Attack: Portraits of Survivors (New York Times, 3 November 2023,en)[7]
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Inside an Israeli village attacked by Hamas: 'Today, nobody lives here' (Global News, 20 November 2023, en)[8]
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The sole avenue of coexistence that became a Hamas killing field Times of Israel, 23 November 2023, en)[9]
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Why Israel showed searing images of the Hamas attack (CNN, 29 October 2023, en)[10]
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Casualties and hostages
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Border town identifies at least 15 of its residents killed in Hamas attack (Times of Israel, 7 October 2023, en)[11]
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Initial list:
- [1] Aryeh Akuni
- [2] Ruti Akuni
- [3] Or Akuni
- [4] Marina Almagor
- [5] Adi Baharav
- [6] Nurit Berger
[7] Missing from list: Chaimi Ben-Naim
[8] Missing from list: Yakovi Inon
[9] Missing from list: Bilha Inon
[10] Missing from list: Gilad Kfir
- [11] Tal Keren
- [12] Orit Molcho
- [13] Shlomi Molcho
[14] Missing from list: Andrei Poshivi
- [15] Hevik Segel
- [16] Oren Stern
- [17] Gil Ta'aseh
[18] Missing from list: Or Ta'aseh
- [19] Amit Wax
- [20] Yigael Wax
- [21] Dani Wabak
[22] Missing from list: 3rd ~17-year old boy killed with Or Ta'asa and Tal Keren
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Operation Swords of Iron: These are the victims (Israel Hayom, 20 October 2023, en)[12]
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- [1] Aryeh Akuni
- [2] Ruti Akuni
- [3] Or Akuni
- [4] Marina Almagor
- [5] Adi Baharav
- [6] Nurit Berger
[7] Missing from list: Chaimi Ben-Naim
- [8] Yakovi Inon, 78
- [9] Bilha Inon, 75
[10] Missing from list: Gilad Kfir
- [11] Tal Keren
- [12] Ayelet Molcho
- [13] Shlomi Molcho
- [14] Inspector Andrei Poshivi, Town station patrol officer Southern Region
- [15] Havik Segal
- [16] Oren Stern
- [17] Master Sgt. Gil Ta'asa, 46, Team leader in Ashkelon Fire and Rescue Services
[18] Missing from list: Or Ta'aseh
- [19] Amit Vaks
- [20] Yigal Vaks
- [21] Dani Woveck
[22] Missing from list: 3rd ~17-year old boy killed with Or Ta'asa and Tal Keren
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בדרכם האחרונה: חללי חרבות ברזל On Their Final Journey: The Fallen of Swords of Iron (izkorharavot.com, n.d., he)[13]
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- [1] Aryeh Akuni
- [2] Ruti Akuni
- [3] Or Akuni
- [4] Marina Almagor
- [5] Adi Baharav Rabinowitz
- [6] Nurit Berger
- [7] Chaimi Ben-Naim
[8] Missing from list: Yakovi Inon
- [9] Bilha Inon
- [10] Gilad Kfir
- [11] Tal Keren
- [12] Ayelet Molcho
- [13] Shlomi Molcho
[14] Missing from list: Andrei Poshivi
- [15] Havik Segal
- [16] Oren Stern
- [17] Gil Ta'asa
- [18] Or Ta'aseh
- [19] Amit Vaks
- [20] Yigal Vaks
- [21] Dani Woveck
[22] Missing from list: 3rd ~17-year old boy killed with Or Ta'asa and Tal Keren
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Condolences to the Families of the Fallen (nachamuami.com, n.d., en)[14]
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- [1] Aryeh Akuni
- [2] Ruti Akuni
- [3] Or Akuni, 32
- [4] Marina Almagor, 76
- [5] Captain Adi Baharav Rabinowitz, 62, security team
- [6] Nurit Berger
- [7] Chaimi Ben-Naim
- [8] Yakovi Inon, 78
- [9] Bilha Inon
- [10] Gilad Kfir, 48
- [11] Tal Keren, 17
[12] Missing from list: Ayelet Molcho
- [13] Shlomi Molcho, 62
- [14] Inspector Andrei Poshivi, 39
- [15] Havik Segal, 78, one of the moshav founders
- [16] Oren Stern, 49
- [17] Master Sgt. Gil Ta'asa, 47
- [18] Or Ta'aseh, 16
- [19] Sgt. Maj. Amit Vaks, 47
- [20] Yigal Vaks, 53
- [21] Dani Woveck, 45
[22] Missing from list: 3rd ~17-year old boy killed with Or Ta'asa and Tal Keren
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Survivor of Hamas terror attack refuses to leave Gaza border home after husband and son murdered (Ynet.com, 29 October 2023, en)[15]
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Gil and Or Tasa, 46 & 17: Father, son murdered on same day in two locations (Times of Israel, 18 November 2023, en)[16]
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Gil (46) with sons, Koren (12), Shai(8) in shelter
- Gil shot at terrorists with service revolver until bullets finished
- Militants threw grenade into shelter, Gil jumped on it to protect his sons and it exploded
- Koren was injured in leg by shrapnel, Shai was injured in eye which he lost sight in, had blood all over them
- Militants drank soda and then left
- They went to their mothers house
Or (17) was fishing on Zikkim beach with friends
- Found out 4 days later that he had been killed
Sabine at her house next door (separated) with other son, Zohar (15)
- She committed to rebuilding the moshav in Gil and Or’s memory
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2 Israeli-American brothers were among several Netiv HaAsara residents who were killed (CNN, 11 October 2023, en)[17]
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- Israeli-American brothers Igal (53) and Amit (48) Wachs reported killed by ex-wife of Igal, Liat Oren-Wachs (have 11-year-old son), the moshav also released their names in their list of 15 deaths
- Part of security team
- her brother called her to tell her that Amit and Igal were killed in the incursion
- Igal moved to Israel two years ago 9 (from Boston and New York) to look after mother with cancer
- Amit lived in moshav whole life, had wife 2 daughters and a son
- Father from Argentina
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...[P]eace, not revenge IThe Guardian, 19 October 2023, en)[18]
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- Magen Inon PhD, father of three, Israeli living in London, dictated article about his parents Bilha and Yakov Inon, who were killed during the attack
- Received message on family text group saying they could hear shooting but were locked in house and safe , no contact after that
- Eventually got hold of neighbor hiding with children in a closet who said his parents house was completely burnt down, assumed parents dead although not officially notified
- No hostages were taken
- Later during the shiva week neighbors told him that his parents house was hit by a shoulder rocket and they died immediately
- During attack he received messages from friends asking for help as they held their shelter doors closed against militants trying to open them.
- Talks about flash floods he used to enjoy watching young and compares to "Now, it feels as if a flash flood of blood engulfs the landscape and my grief is one small branch caught in the current."
- Family is scared, hurt and distraught.
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Gilad Kfir, 48: Photographer who never got to meet his baby girl (Times of Israel, 18 December 2023, en)[19]
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Arieh, Ruti & Or Akuni: 68, 67, 32: Parents, daughter slain at home (Times of Israel, 19 December 2023, en)[20]
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Ayelet and Shlomi Molcho, 54 & 63: Animal lovers with 'shy smiles' 9Times of Israel, 30 November 2023, en)[21]
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Danny Vovk, 45: ZAKA diver 'fended off 20 terrorists' before death (Times of Israel, 25 October 2023, en)[22]
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שבת, 7 לאוקטובר-הרכיבה שלא תשכח לעולם Saturday, October 7 - the ride you will never forget (bike.co.il, 12 October 2023, he)[23]
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Chaimi Ben-Naim went a bicycle ride on the morning of the attack, his body found 4 days later
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The October 7th Geo-visualization Project (oct7map.com, n.d., en)[24]
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Aftermath
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The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope (NPR, 5 November 2023, en)[25]
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Left, Right, Haredi: Three Great Awakenings of the Gaza War (Mosaic, 31 October 2023, en)[26]
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