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    October 7 Testimonies

    I heard them say “There is someone here with a baby, and there is someone behind him”

    Harrowing tale of survival: Family fights off terrorists with kitchen knives, guards child with their lives during a violent home invasion.

    Three terrorists surrounded our car and started shooting. We all ducked immediately

    Israeli trance music fans survive unexpected rocket attack & hostile confrontation near Gaza border during desert festival.

    I saw them going house by house, trying to break in

    Heroic Kfar Aza resident thwarts terrorists with military precision, safeguarding family and home from a harrowing attack.

    I am 14 years old. These are not things a child my age should see

    A harrowing account from a kibbutz: Family hides in safe room amid terrorist infiltration, echoing a plea for help as community faces tragedy.

    Guardo le guardie di sicurezza e capisco che non hanno idea di cosa fare

    Alle 6.30 sono con i miei amici nel parcheggio della festa. Siamo usciti per bere qualcosa, poi torniamo dentro. Guardo il cielo e vedo...

    I wrote ‘Dad, I was shot. Help,’ and I sent the location of our apartment

    Harrowing account of a couple's survival during a terrorist infiltration in Kfar Aza, highlighting the resilience and quick thinking in face of terror.

    la situazione non fa che peggiorare e non arriva nessuno. Non c’è esercito in giro, solo terroristi

    Condivido sempre cose belle, ma questa volta abbiamo vissuto una tragedia. Ho visto la morte negli occhi. Hanno cercato di ucciderci e...

    We went as a group of 12 to the party but only 9 made it back

    My name is Omer B.D., from Moshav Kidron. I survived the horrors of the Nova Festival and I would like to share my story in memory of the...

    I heard a volley of gunfire and felt a bullet in my back

    Gripping survival story: Roee S. recounts harrowing ordeal amidst rockets and terrorists at the Nova party.

    A struggle: 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 children’s game], only in our case, it’s...