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Families Share Final Messages from October 7 Massacre
Ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, victims, survivors, and bereaved families have launched a social media campaign sharing their final text messages from the day of the attack. Under the hashtag #כולנו710 ("WeAreAll710"), organizers are urging the Israeli public to post their own communications from that day.
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- 01Victims and bereaved families launched a social media campaign sharing final text messages from the October 7 massacre.
- 02The initiative uses the hashtag #כולנו710 and urges the public to share their own messages from that day.
- 03Shir Matias shared a family WhatsApp exchange from Kibbutz Holit containing the message, "Mom and Dad are dead."
- 04Noam Peri shared her mother's message stating that terrorists had broken into their home and taken her father, Haim Peri.
- 05Eyal Eshel posted the final reassuring message from his daughter, surveillance soldier Roni Eshel, before she fell silent.
- 06Natalia Qasrouti shared her final text exchanges with her son Keshet, who was murdered at the Nova music festival.
- 07Vicky Cohen shared unanswered messages she sent to officials after receiving photos and videos of her son Nimrod's abduction.
- 08Einav Zangauker released final messages from her son Matan, who described hearing Arabic and screaming outside his door.
The shared messages document the final moments of those who were killed or abducted. Shir Matias, whose parents Shahar and Shlomi were murdered at Kibbutz Holit, posted a family WhatsApp exchange that included her message, "Mom and Dad are dead." Noam Peri, daughter of Haim Peri who was abducted and murdered in Gaza, shared her mother's message: "Terrorists broke into our home and took Chaim with them."
Other parents shared final reassurances from their children. Eyal Eshel, father of surveillance soldier Roni Eshel, posted his daughter's last communication, in which she told her mother she was okay, sent shortly before she fell silent. Natalia Qasrouti also shared her final text exchanges with her son Keshet, who was murdered at the Nova music festival.
Families of hostages also shared their desperate attempts to get help. Vicky Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod Cohen, shared messages she sent to officials after seeing footage of her son's abduction, asking why no one was getting back to them. Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, released her final messages with her son as he described hearing Arabic and screaming outside his door.
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