Nova Party Survivor Marks 3 Years Since Attack, Thanks Rescuers
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Meia Sham, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre and a former Hamas hostage, posted a personal message on Instagram three years after the attack. She thanked Israeli soldiers and security forces for her return and expressed sorrow for those who did not survive or were not returned. Sham, held for 54 days, underwent surgery during captivity and is now in rehabilitation. She emphasized the importance of remembering the price paid for her freedom.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Meia Sham, a Nova festival survivor held 54 days by Hamas, marked three years since the attack.
- She thanked IDF soldiers and security forces for enabling her return to Israel.
- Sham expressed deep sorrow for hostages who were not returned and those killed.
- She stated she carries the memory of the fallen with her daily.
- Sham underwent surgery during captivity and is undergoing rehabilitation for her hand.
- She concluded by stressing the need to never forget the price paid for freedom.
Meia Sham, who was abducted from the Nova music festival and held captive by Hamas for 54 days, posted a personal message on Instagram to mark three years since the October 7th attack and her kidnapping. Sham expressed gratitude to the soldiers and security forces, stating, "Within all the pain of this day, I do not forget for a moment to whom I owe the privilege of being here." She specifically thanked IDF soldiers and security forces who fought, risked their lives, and left their homes and families behind so that "we could return home." "I have no words sufficient to say thank you," she wrote.
Sham also addressed the fallen and the families who lost loved ones, writing, "There is a pain that has no end. For those who did not merit to return. For those who went out to save others and did not return themselves. For the families left with an empty chair, with longing that has no answer, and with lives divided into before and after."
"I returned. But I carry with me every day also those who did not," she added. "Sorry that we could not bring everyone back. Sorry to everyone who fell along the way. And thanks to those thanks to whom I can stand today on the land of my country and say, I am home."
She concluded her message by stating, "The price paid so that we can be here must not be forgotten. Ever." Sham was abducted from the Nova party on the morning of October 7th, injured by a gunshot to her hand. During her 54 days in captivity, she underwent surgery on her hand under difficult conditions and without sufficient anesthesia. She was released in November 2023 as part of a hostage deal and returned to Israel. Following her return, she underwent further treatments and surgeries and began a lengthy rehabilitation process to restore function to her hand.
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