Escaping the Hamas attack on Ofakim: A survivor's story

In Ofakim, a Melbourne mum narrowly escaped a horrific attack on October 7. Yael takes us through bullet riddled bomb shelters and tells us how she woke to the sound of automatic gunfire. She may have made it out alive, but 52 people in her town lost their lives when 16 Hamas fighters armed with grenades, guns, and RPGs stormed their quiet community.

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[WaferBrik]

Sad experiences for so many. RIP the victims. 😢

[AnnaTipa-mpep]

It is so sad that you have bomb shelters in the first place . Where else in the world would you need them. Being rained rockets all the time must be SO stressful even before the October attacks .

[sumccollum]

I stand with you all. Praying for you continually. God is on your side.

[lisaderenard]

I relate to what this witness says when something is so outrageous, so surreal and unimaginable one loses their ability to cry, they are in survival mode at that point.

[IngoHammel]

Die Israelis sollten sich überlegen ob sie noch nach dem Ende des Krieges Menschen aus dem Gazastreifen beschäftigen oder erlauben das diese eine arbeitserlaubnis für israel bekommen. Aus Sicherheitsgründen sage ich nein.

[DavidS-wmud]

To channel 7, I take my hat off for allowing comments on YouTube! Incredibly important to support free speech and dialog. Sadly, too many channels turn comments off an inhibit our ability to express how we feel and have a voice. So, thankyou! And also thankyou for actually covering stories such as this. While heart breakingly painful, it is also incredibly painful that the world sees the pain and suffering of Israeli's who have been through a "double hell", not only enduring the pain of the initial crimes but then being told it "didn't happen" or worse still, that they're the "perpetrators". Your actions and unbiased reporting are highly commendable.

[shaunkelly]

I see the YouTube censors don't allow us to use the word t-e-r-ror_ i-s-t in the comments! But, Gaza is one big military base, with their families living with the murderers.

[julielaw]

That's Right, It's Pure Evil

[danielhoffmann]

The destroyed car with the flag of Israel showing up partly under its door at 09:35 is so heartbreaking and stands as a symbol for the threatening situation in which Israel actually is.

[GamerGodPlayz-vxim]

I stand with all the Israeli people 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇱

[roryasuncion]

Heart breaking… our hearts go out to the community and specially the families who lost family members 💔💔💔

[adetounafolabi]

And people are on the streets protesting, they don’t know what it means to lose someone . I pray for you Israel, May God give you peace all around.

[fifkafrytka]

Stand with You Israel ..from Poland ...

[leannesampson]

So very sad and tragic and traumatic. No words! I am crying for you. All the lives of innocent people lost.

[SparklingGIRL]

Id hate to live next to gaza, God bless Israel ❤️

[Glitter]

God bless all these precious people! My heart physically aches for them ❤

[Lauri]

Tyvm for the inside stories that are so personal. All my prayers are with the ppl of isreal 💙👼🏻🙏🏼💙👼🏻🙏🏼💙👼🏻🙏🏼

[millyawaras]

Incomprehensibly heartbreaking and sad. So sorry for all you are going through as a nation, just because you are the light to the world. May Hashem heal the whole nation in all areas of their lives…

We are praying for you, from Namibia 🇳🇦

[sharonstone]

This just incomprehensible. These are the actions of criminals. Criminals on a payroll. Contract hitmen. Even ideological hatred does not explain this level evil.

[alexkalish]

I took my Israeli drivers test in this charming little town.