A disturbing new video captures the moment Hamas soldiers killed Israeli firefighters in front of their two young sons on October 7th.
This footage was part of a roughly 45-minute edit showcasing the tragic attack in 2023 by the terrorist group, which resulted in the death of about 1,200 Israelis. The clip was presented to global leaders, diplomats, and journalists last Friday.
The video was only made public after Sabinetasa, a widow who lost her eldest son to terrorists, chose to “show the world the truth that October 7th happened in Israel.”
Amid mounting international criticism surrounding the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the footage indeed brings a grim reality to light.
This shocking encounter, recorded on security cameras, features Sabine’s husband, 46-year-old Gil, frantically running with his sons, Collen and 8-year-old Shay, from their home in Netib Hasala, located just north of Gaza, as Hamas militants breached the building around 6:30 AM.
The boys, only in their underwear at the time, attempted to reach the bomb shelter in their backyard, but soon faced the advance of the terrorist group.
A soldier hurled a handgun at the family, prompting Gil, who worked as a senior firefighter, to instinctively shield his children. Tragically, he was killed in the explosion that followed.
Hamas then took Koren and Shay, who was left covered in blood and shrapnel, back into the house.
Inside, the brothers checked for injuries. Koren mentioned he couldn’t hear with his left ear, while Shay, with his eyes showing visible trauma, expressed, “half hanging from that socket,” according to Sabine later.
“Please, please. Let me go home!” Koren begged one of the armed militants, followed by a heart-wrenching call for his father.
In a moment of unspeakable grief, Koren told Shay, “Dad is dead, Shay. I’m not joking. It’s really not a prank.”
Shay tragically responded, “I know. I saw it.”
The emotional turmoil was palpable; both boys cried out, fearing for their lives just as their father had lost his.
Bloody footprints marked the home. At one point, some Hamas soldiers entered, but instead of acknowledging the boys’ desperate pleas for their mother, one casually took a drink from the family’s fridge before stepping outside.
Sabine consented to the video’s release “to show the world the truth that October 7th happened in Israel.”
The Tasa family also mourned the loss of their 17-year-old eldest son that same morning, who had gone out fishing with a friend.
In her testimony to the United Nations in Geneva, Sabine revealed that her son had been shot six times.
“Is that normal? Shoot a 17-year-old six times in the head?” she questioned.
Israel did not clarify its reasons for the video’s global release but mentioned it hadn’t been shown within the country “in respect for the family’s wishes.”
This release comes as Israel prepares to intensify its actions in Gaza to eliminate Hamas and bring an end to the conflict.
