Goldstein-Almog family

From captivity to deep loss

The Goldstein-Almog family

The Goldstein-Almog family tried to hide inside places inside their safe room. A few hours later, the terrorists broke into their home, murdered the father Nadav and the eldest daughter Yam (20) and abducted the rest to the Gaza Strip. Chen and the children Agam (17) Gal (11) and Tal (9) will be held hostage for 51 days.

Goldstein-Almog family, right to left: Yam, Chen, Tal, Nadav, Gal and Agam

From captivity to deep loss

The Goldstein-Almog family

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06:29
09:18
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~12:00
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The sequence of events

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06:29

Waking up to the Red Color alarms in the kibbutz

09:18

The family finds hiding places inside the safe room

~10:00

Yam calls for help

Terrorists enter the safe room and murder Nadav

~11:45

Terrorists lead family out

~11:46

Yam faints on her way out

~11:47

Chen runs between the yard and the restroom

~11:49

Terrorist kills Yam with a shot in her face

~12:00

Family kidnapped in Chen's car

~12:10

The terrorists pick up bodies on their way to Gaza

~12:20

The family gets to Gaza

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The six members of the family enter the safe room when the sirens go off.

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The family members realize that terrorists have infiltrated the kibbutz. They decide to hide inside the small safe room: a few hide under the bed and others hide behind the wardrobe. Yam corresponds with her grandmother and says: “We are fine for now, hiding in the safe room”.

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Correspondence between Yam and her grandmother who is abroad
Yam
We're all right for now
09:18 07/10/2023
Yam
Hiding in the safe room
09:18 07/10/2023
Grandmother
Give me mom
09:19 07/10/2023
Yam
I can't
09:19 07/10/2023
Yam
In a minute
09:19 07/10/2023
Ggrandmother
Don't go out
09:45 07/10/2023
Grandmother
I have to talk to mom
09:45 07/10/2023
Yam
It's not possible now, grandma
09:45 07/10/2023
Yam
In a minute
09:45 07/10/2023
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As family members hear the yelling of the terrorists and the sounds of gunfire approaching them, Yam writes to her grandparents: 'We are asking for help'.

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    Family grandfather describes last conversation with members of his family
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    The terrorists blow up the back-entrance door of the house with an explosive device, and about five terrorists storm into the safe room. Nadav stands near the door and tries to prevent them from entering. They shoot at his chest at point-blank range.

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    The safe room where Nadav Goldstein-Almog was murdered
    The safe room where Nadav Goldstein-Almog was murdered Media: Rotem Abruzki
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    The terrorists lead Chen and the children into the yard through an opening in the toilet caused by the blast.

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    The family living room after the infiltration of the terrorists
    The family living room after the infiltration of the terrorists Photo: Rotem Abruzki
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    On their way out of the safe room, the family members pass over the body of the father, Nadav. Yam, the eldest daughter, faints in the bathroom and her sister Agam tries to wake her up. One of the terrorists pulls her hair tightly and takes her outside with her two little brothers.

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    The restroom after the terrorists entered
    The restroom after the terrorists entered Photo: Rotem Abruzki
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    Chen returns to the bathroom and pours water on Yam in an attempt to wake her. She regains consciousness and faints intermittently. In the minutes that elapse, Chen runs between the three children in the yard of the house with the terrorists and an unconscious Yam.

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    The yard of the family home after the terrorists' infiltration
    The yard of the family home after the terrorists' infiltration Media: Rotem Abruzki
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    Chen returns from the yard to the restroom. She finds Yam shot in the face.

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    The place where Yam Goldstein-Almog was murdered
    The place where Yam Goldstein-Almog was murdered
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    The terrorists kidnap Chen, Agam, Gal, and Tal to the Gaza Strip in Chen's car. The bodies of Yam and Nadav remain in the kibbutz.

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    During the brutal ride into Gaza, the terrorists stop near the broken border fence and load bodies into the trunk of the vehicle. Agam tells her little brothers: "Don't look".

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    The vehicle loaded with bodies arrives in the Gaza Strip. Already on the way there Chen tells children 'Yam is not with us anymore, for sure'.

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    Chen describes the moment of her abduction
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    The Day After

    26.11.2023

    Family returns to Israel after 51 days in Hamas captivity
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    Chen and her three children return from Gaza in third stage of the Hostage deal

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      The Goldstein-Almog family on their return from captivity
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