Families of October 7 Victims Mark Anniversary With Grief and Outrage
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
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- Families of October 7 victims marked the third anniversary with grief and protest.
- They expressed deep frustration over leadership's failure to take responsibility.
- Personal accounts highlighted the ongoing pain and regret of survivors.
- Criticism was directed at the perceived inability of leaders to face accountability.
- The anniversary was marked by emotional tributes and calls for remembrance.
Three years after the October 7 massacre, bereaved families took to social media on Monday to share painful tributes and memories, alongside sharp criticism of the leadership. The families expressed deep sorrow for their loved ones lost in the attacks on communities and the Nova music festival, but also profound frustration that no leader has yet taken full responsibility for the failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of civilians and soldiers.
TV presenter Guy Zuarz posted a moving tribute to his nephew, Eli Baram, who was murdered at the Nova festival. Zuarz lamented that "nothing has changed" since his nephew's death, criticizing a leadership that "insists on moving forward, evading accountability for the past." He shared his sister's pain, recounting her question, "Will I miss him like this my whole life? Will I hurt like this my whole life?" to which he replied, "Yes."
Michal Gabai, mother of Shani Gabai, also murdered at the Nova festival, returned to the site and spoke of her regret and torment, wishing she could have fought with her daughter again. The outcry over the lack of response was echoed by families from Gaza border kibbutzim and IDF bases. Gal Goren, son of Avner and Maya Goren, murdered on October 7, wrote about his father's last moments, describing how he "survived and even won the battle for the doorknob several times alone without anyone coming to help." He stated, "We civilians were left alone to save ourselves, just like today."
Mital Weiss, whose father Ilan was murdered and abducted, and whose mother Shiri and sister Noga were abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri, recounted realizing on October 8 that "there was no one left to save" at her parents' home. At the Nachal Oz outpost, the families and friends of those lost mourned. Shahar, sister of observer sergeant Shi Asheram, who fell at the outpost, wrote, "I don't have the strength for another day to come, with sad roses and she is not here." Her friend Daniel Gilboa expressed the overwhelming grief, asking, "So many memorials, how do you choose who to go to? My heart burns with longing for you."
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