On Friday, Einav Chabshush received the worst possible news, that her son Noa had been killed in the tank disaster in southern Lebanon. Now, during the family shiva, she is speaking publicly about the son she raised for 20 years and the unborn baby girl he will never meet.
The interview focuses on the shock of losing her son in the midst of the mourning period and the new life she is carrying. Chabshush says the child in her womb is a sister Noa will not get to know.
She recalled that the family had already told Noa about the pregnancy over a video call. “We called him on video and told him we had a gift for him, that I was pregnant,” she said. “He cried and was moved.”