“We were fighting for our homes. Anyone else would have done the same.”
Rafi Samet was shot by Hamas terrorists but continued to work: “I quickly bandaged myself up and got back to work.
On October 7, retired IDF general Noam Tibon grabbed a handgun and headed to Kibbutz Nahal Oz to save his son and his family from Hamas terrorists.
Arnon Zamora, the Counterterrorism Unit commando Chief Inspector, received international praise after being mortally wounded during the hostage rescue operation.
One of the brave people who made that possible and touched the hearts of so many in our Jewish community is Avraham ben Dov Halon, who passed away on May 19 at age 77.
Twelve of the sites that suffered the most in the devastatingly heinous attacks by Hamas on October 7 have been chosen for this year’s torch-lighting.