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IDF Fighters Revisit Devastated Kfar Aza Home, Echoing Oct. 7 Trauma
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IDF fighters Yair Ansbacher and Netanel Makayes revisited the devastated home of Rachel Cohen in Kfar Aza three years after the October 7th massacre. The soldiers, who were part of the initial response, were visibly emotional, recalling the destruction they witnessed. Photographer Ziv Koren, who accompanied them on Oct. 9, 2023, captured an iconic image of Ansbacher crying, which became a symbol of the trauma. The three men returned to the site, reflecting on the lasting impact of the events and the symbolic photograph.
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- IDF fighters Yair Ansbacher and Netanel Makayes revisited Kfar Aza three years after the Oct. 7 massacre.
- The soldiers were overcome with emotion at the ruined home of Rachel Cohen, recalling the devastation.
- Photographer Ziv Koren captured an iconic image of Ansbacher crying, which became a symbol of trauma.
- The IDF Counterterrorism School unit lost four members during the Oct. 7 attacks.
- The fighters described the scene as a combat zone with widespread destruction and bodies present.
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