Maya Cohen, mother of Amit Cohen who was killed yesterday in an explosion in Khan Yunis, recalled the difficult hours before being notified of his death, and told ynet that "around 4:00 PM I heard about an incident in Gaza, sent messages to his company and platoon commanders who didn't respond. I reached out to the company commander's mother who also didn't know. I couldn't breathe, all night I kept hearing knocks at the door, getting up and seeing nothing. Suddenly one knock. I hoped it was a mistake." According to her, "He was obsessed with Golani, I knew I would regret it. I tried to tell him enough, he answered me 'if everyone talked like you, there would be October 7 in Holon.'"