Insurance Firm Charged Murder Victim Posthumously, Mother Claims

An Israeli insurance company, Migdal, continued to charge a monthly fee of 100 shekels for long-term care insurance for Libi Cohen Gaguri, who was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7. Her mother, Shelly Meshel Yogev, revealed the bureaucratic ordeal she faces in trying to reclaim the funds through her Instagram account and an interview with Kan News.

Meshel Yogev stated she had asked the insurance agent for the third time to close all policies associated with Libi's identity number. Despite Migdal's commitment to refund the family retroactively, the money had not been returned for weeks, and possibly months. The mother claims the delay is due to the company's refusal to accept an account management confirmation she provided, because it was not in PDF format.

"You understood your mistake, transfer the money, the girl is dead," Meshel Yogev confronted the company, adding, "You are wrong and also creating difficulties? Aren't you ashamed?"

In a separate interview, Meshel Yogev criticized the treatment of bereaved families in Israeli society, saying, "It is difficult to miss a child who is no longer here and alongside that to live with frustration. We do not count the bereavement, do not respect it, do not take responsibility for it, and then we are shuffled around. It is burdensome and saddening."