Eyal Nouri lost both his uncle and aunt on October 7th – but in two very different ways. His Uncle, Said Moshe, was murdered by Hamas terrorsits who infiltrated his Kibbutz, Nir Oz, while his aunt, Adina, was kidnapped into Gaza. He talks about them on video.

"They believed in living side by side with Palestine. War was the opposite from them.

"Nobody kidnaps a 72-year-old woman. This is against humanity, against anything a person can believe.

"I'm calling to everybody who can listen, who can hear me: Please release Adina."

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Neta Heiman's mother, Ditza, lived in Kibbutz Nir Oz until October 7th, when it was invaded by Hamas Terrorists. She talks about her mother and what happened on video.

"My mother was abducted from her home on Saturday morning.

"At 4pm my sister called me, crying. Someone answered my Mom's phone: 'It's Hamas, it's Hamas.'

"When I imagine my mother there, she's taking care of everyone. I imagine them caring for all the children. That's my mother. She'll take care of everyone if she only can, if they only let her."

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When Hamas terrorists took over Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7th, Lishay Lavi tried to make sure her family stays safe. She took her daughters, Alma (7) and Roni (2) to the bomb shelter and speaks about what happened next on video.

"I looked into Omri's eyes and told him I loved him, I'd be waiting for him, that I'd take care of our daughters and that he should not be a hero. He told me he loved me.

"They came in through the bathroom window. I was holding Alma. Omri stood by the door holding a knife. About five (terrorists) came in, and asked Omri to stand up. That was the only time my Roni just broke down, and when she saw him leave she just screamed: Nishi wants Daddy. My daddy, my daddy, I want my daddy. I held her back, because she tried to escape and follow him. And then she fell asleep in my arms… and woke up, no longer two years old."

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On October 7th, Hamas terrorists penetrated the house of the Katz family in Kibbutz Nir Oz, and took everyone there to Gaza. Lior Katz-Nathanson talks about her abducted family members on video: "My mother, Efrat Katz (69); Her boyfriend, Gady Moses (79); My sister, Doron Katz-Asher (34); And also my two nieces (4.5 and 2.5).

"I couldn't believe anything like that could happen – ever.

"Later on we got footage of Hamas. It showed my mother and my two nieces. It's like a horror movie. Just a horror movie.

"Please bring me back my family. Please bring them home."

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Karina Ariev is only 19 years old. She served in the unit watching the Gaza border on October 7th, when Hamas terrorists took over her base, killed some of the soldiers and kidnapped others. Her sister, Sasha, talks about her on video.

"Her name is karina and she really radiates (a wordplay in Hebrew) light. When she smiles, she has this dimple here. You simply see the light.

"The last time I heard from my sister was when she called me on 6:30am. I instantly realized something was wrong. I realized she was calling to say goodbye. I don't wish anybody to ever know what that feels like.

"Around noon we saw a video. My mother saw it on her phone and said: 'Isn't that Karina?' It is! It's her! We recognized her.

"My parents are shattered. Their hearts are split in two – one half for me, and the other for my sister. Right now, one half is missing. We don't know where it is.

"Bring my little sister, Karina, back home."

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The Haran family lived in Kibbutz Be'eri until Hamas terrorists took over it and burned it to the ground on October 7th. Ten family members were in the house that day – eight of them are missing and two were killed. Shaked Haran talks about her family on video.

"Ten of our family members are held hostage be Hamas: Our father, Avshalom Haran (who was since found dead); Our mother, Shoshana Haran; Our sister, Adi Shoham, her husband and two children; Our aunt and her daughter; Also, we lost contact with our aunt and uncle that live nearby our parents (the uncle is Evyatar Kipnis, who was also since been found dead)/

"Nave – our sister's son – he's 8 years old. He's an amazing child. He has such an open heart. He's just a sunny, bright boy who thinks the world is full of good. We're praying that in some sort of way, you manage to keep this point of view, that there is good in the world."

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Elma Avraham has been living in Kibbutz Nahal Oz for 49 years until the heinous attack that caused it to empty from its inhabitants. Her son, Uri Rawitz, talks about her on video.

"My mother is a beautiful woman, she has always been like that. She's beautiful inside and out. She has this naivety of those who built this country, especially the Kibbutz people down south.

"I woke up at 7:30 to the sounds of siren and Iron Dome interceptions. I knew that if it's happening in Tel Aviv – it's definitely happening there. I called her and she told me what was going on there – they were in their bomb shelters, they were told not to leave, she was alone. I have a brother who also lives there, but he was in his room. She told me she couldn't talk to him. She told me there's been an infiltration in Sderot and it took me a while to realize she was saying 'and here too'.

"The hours went by, another hour, another two, and so it went on for 10-11 hours. At some point I texted my brother and managed to communicate with him. Two soldiers accompanied him to my mother's house. He found the house broken into, ransacked, bomb shelter open, her bed turned over and my mother gone.

"I got it from my sister. She wrote to me: 'Uri, Mom was likely kidnapped'. An hour later we received, I don't even know who from, a photo. I looked at the photo and saw my mother. My 84-year-old mother sitting on a motorcycle, with a woman I don't know sitting in front of her. I see two armed men. She's facing away, but it's absolutely clear to me that's my mother.

"Please bring my mother, Elma Avraham, back home."

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Yarden Roman-Gat just came back to Israel after almost a month in South Africa with her husband, daughter and sister, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Simchat Tora. Her sister, Roni, talks about what happened on October 7th on video.

"My sister, Yarden, is a person that has lots of love, warmth. I just had three amazing weeks with her and with Geffen and Alon in South Africa. I never thought, for a moment, that I'd had to come back into this reality.

"Yarden, Alon and Geffen flew back to Israel on Friday to celebrate the holiday with Alon's family in Kibbutz Be'eri and slept over there.

"On Saturday morning they were in the bomb shelter, the whole family was in the house together, and at some point the terrorists came into the house. They brought everyone out, apparently not at once. Alon, Yarden and Geffen got in a car with four armed terrorists, and it just started driving toward the border.

"Right before they reached the border a tank approached and possibly alarmed the terrorists who were trying to understand what it was. Alon and Yarden took a bold decision they were going to seize the moment, jumped out of the car and ran off. Yarden asked Alon to take Geffen, because she knew he could run faster than her, and that's what happened. They just ran. At that point, the terrorists saw them and started chasing them and shooting right at them. This is all from Alon, who tells he ras as fast as he could. When he briefly looked back, he saw Yarden hiding under a tree with her hands over her head to protect herself. That's the last time anyone saw Yarden or knows anything about her. We assume she's currently in Gaza.

"Yarden is a German citizen, and I truly expect the whole world to realize that this is a problem not just for Israel. It's a problem for Germany, for Europe and the entire world. Hamas reshaped the rules of terror: Civilians, women, children, elderly, innocent people who are just held captive. And my sister is possibly there.

"I call on the Israeli government, on the German government, and on the entire world: Bring my sister back to me."

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Omer Shem-Tov was at the Nova party at Re'im when Hamas terrorists surrounded the thousands of party-goers, slaughtered hundreds and kidnapped many more into the Gaza strip. His parents, Shelly and Malki Shem-Tov, talk about the moments they started realizing what was happening on video.

"He always tells me: 'Mom, I love you. He calls me Mamo. And every time he goes out or comes in he always hugs and gives me three kisses. Like this, three kisses.

"From one call to the next with Omer, he sounded way more panicked, and on one call he said: 'There's a lot of shooting here, we're under fire, we're under fire!' They were running, and he told me: 'Dad, I see dead people here'.

"He told me: 'We just got into a friend's car and we're trying to get out of here'.

"He managed to send us his live location, and then we saw the point on the map going back and forth, it wasn't clear where, and at some point it started going toward Gaza. We called him, we wanted to tell him: 'Omer, you're going the wrong way, turn around and come back, and from that moment on he didn't answer his phone.

"I called him, the phone rang, but he didn't answer, and we saw the location pin going into Gaza. The pin stopped beyond the border.

"Omer's room is a mess, and I'm not tidying Omer's room up until he comes back and tidies it himself. There's no other option."

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