Israeli losses
Israelis share their grief and memories of family members killed on 7 October.
Since the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October, thousands of lives have been lost in the war. While rolling news and live updates give us minute by minute coverage, we want to take the opportunity to pause, reflect and hear stories from the families of a few of those killed.
Last week we heard from Palestinians. This time, Israeli families share their experiences and memories of those lost. During the surprise raid on Israel, Hamas killed 1400 people and took more than 200 hostages, including children.
Keren and her husband Avidor were rescued that day, under gunfire, from the Kibbutz Kfar Azar. But a few days after, the family heard that both Kerenβs parents, Cindy and Igal, had been killed. βShe was just the biggest soul,β says Keren of her mother. βShe was a humanitarian through and through, she was just all heart.β
Host James Reynolds also speaks to Magen, a teacher from Israel who lives in London. His parents, Yakov and Bilha, were both killed in the attack. We bring Magen together with Elana, the mother of Yannai who was serving as a trainer in the Israeli Defence Forces. Yannai was killed defending his base, helping to save the lives of dozens of other young men and women. He would have celebrated his 21st birthday on the day before we spoke.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ OS Conversations is a Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.
(Photo: Keren with her baby, her sisters and her parents)
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