Testimony Excerpt
From Bar Goren's testimony: "We are trying, as much as possible to keep our sanity"
The Full Testimony
Testimony of
Bar Goren
On Friday, Bar Goren spent the eve of the holiday with his parents, his younger sister, and her partner at the parent's house in the kibbutz. On Saturday, when the first alarms sounded, he was in his apartment and locked himself in the safe room. After a short time, he received from the civil guard security co-ordinator to lock himself in the house, while at the same time, reports of gunshots, burning houses, and injured people began. Bar stayed in the safe room for about 11 hours until soldiers rescued him. During those hours, he could correspond with his sister and brother but not with his parents, with whom he lost contact in the early morning. On Sunday afternoon, the kibbutz residents were evacuated under secure guard. Bar's parents were initially identified as missing and later as kidnapped, but after about ten days, his father's body was located. About two months after 7.10, it became known that Bar's mother, Mia, was also murdered.
Place of the event:
Nir Oz
Name:
Bar Goren
Organization:
None
Language:
Hebrew
Credit:
Date: 29.10.2023
Interview: Talya Avishai
Photography: Kfir Smiley Amir
Video Editing: Binyamin Shilo
Content Editing: irit oren
Sound Editing: Ophir Lokay Eliassaf
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