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Karin and Sapir’s final moments: the horror at Kibbutz Alumim on October 7

Karin Vernikov and Sapir Bilmes, two young Israeli women, were executed by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Alumim after fleeing the Nova festival on October 7; their final moments, captured on video, reveal the brutal reality of that dark day

Hanoch Daum | 10.07.25

Policewoman’s letter turned into chilling prophecy on October 7: 'Saved hundreds, they shot her first'

Dvorah 'Debbie' Abraham always dreamed of being a cop, but her family only realized how deeply when they found a letter she once sent to the public security minister; on Oct. 7, working at the Nova festival, she saved hundreds before falling in battle

Ilana Curiel | 10.07.25

Two years after Hamas massacre, Nova survivors gather in Tel Aviv to remember and heal

Hundreds of Nova festival survivors gathered in Tel Aviv to mark two years since the massacre that killed 411 and saw 44 kidnapped; survivor and former hostage Almog Meir Jan said, 'This could have been me'; mother of Shirel Golan, who took her own life, said, 'She chose to join the murdered'

Meir Turgeman | 10.06.25

He answered her sister’s phone: ‘The Jewish woman is dead’ — and since then the family has no answers

Liraz Assulin was murdered on Oct. 7, and a terrorist killed in Gaza last weekend used her phone to brag to his family about killing Israelis; her sister says his death 'gives closure' but no comfort; 'We still don’t know what happened'

Roni Green Shaulov | 09.08.25

תמונות נרצחות הוסתרו בצומת סעד כדי ״להצניע״ אותן.

‘This is not Judaism,’ mother of Nova victim says after daughter’s memorial sticker covered

Photos of women murdered at Nova defaced to appear 'modest,' with stickers pasted on Shir Yaron’s image; 'Small, stupid people. It hurts more than it angers,' her sister Ya’ara protests

Roni Green Shaulov | 09.03.25

Hostage Idan Shtivi laid to rest after remains recovered from Gaza

Thousands join funeral procession of Idan Shtivi, abducted from Nova festival and killed in Gaza; his body was returned in a military operation last week; 'You fought terrorists and gave your life to save others—even after being shot in the back'

Raanan Ben-Zur, Meir Turgeman, Lihi Gordon | 09.01.25

ז'וז'ו רביע, אביהם של נועם ויובל ז"ל שנרצחו במסיבת 'פסיידאק'

Father who lost two sons on Oct. 7 builds memorial frames for hundreds of victims: 'There’s also joy here'

After his sons Yuval and Noam were murdered at the gates of Nir Oz while fleeing the Nova Music Festival, Yosef Rabia devotes his days to handcrafting frames for the photos of 417 victims at the memorial site in Re’im

Roni Green Shaulov | 08.30.25

Ramla to inaugurate dog park in honor of Nova festival victim

'We will remember Arik and his message to live life fully with family, friends, and with all our heart,' says Ramla Mayor Michael Vidal

Ilana Curiel | 08.27.25

Herzog meets creators of Emmy-winning Nova festival documentary: 'October 7 atrocities not over'

At an event honoring the film We Will Dance Again, Nova massacre survivors urge president to act to bring hostages home

Itamar Eichner | 08.13.25

'If you took me back to the night I bought my Nova ticket, I’d buy it again'

Freed after 505 days in Hamas captivity, Omer Wenkert recounts months of isolation, the fragile solidarity that kept him alive underground and says that when taken as a whole, he would go through it all again; 'I weigh the positives heavier than the negatives'

Hagar Kochavi | 08.13.25

‘They’re children with tails’: Slain hostage's mother honors daughter’s final wish to care for dogs

Eden Zecharya did not ask for help as she fled Nova but was taken hostage; all she asked was that her dogs be cared for; after her father deals with depression, the dogs find a loving home

Sharon Kidon | 07.31.25

Families of Oct 7 victims sue Palestinian Authority for over $270 million

Lawsuit filed by over 208 family members of 122 victims seeks over NIS 1 billion from the Palestinian Authority for its alleged role in funding and inciting Hamas’s October 7 massacre

Lital Dubrovitsky | 07.13.25

'Freedom fighters don't rape': The making of the landmark report on Hamas' sexual crimes

Retired judge Nava Ben-Or, co-author of Project Dinah, details the systematic use of sexual violence by Hamas as a weapon of war, emphasizing devastating psychological impact and obligation to bring terrorists to trial

Alexandra Lukash | 07.09.25

Two mothers continue fight to bring home last female hostage in Gaza

Inbar Hayman was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7; in the months since, her mother Yifat and her boyfriend’s mother Nirit Alon-Levy formed a close bond, united by loss, hope, and a shared mission that ended in heartbreak

Hagar Kochavi | 07.08.25

'Roamed among bodies, taking what they want': Trio faces prison for looting Nova festival massacre site

Nearly two years after the October 7 massacre, three Israelis face sentencing for stealing from the site of the Nova music festival, as prosecutors accuse them of violating 'the most basic societal norms'

Roni Green Shaulov | 07.07.25

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