Sivan Elkabetz and Naor Hasidim

Sivan and Naor were murdered together in their apartment

Sivan Elkabetz and Naor Hasidim

The 23-year-old Sivan Elkabetz and Naor Hasidim became spouses at the age of 16. They were also together that Saturday in their small apartment in the "Young Generation" neighborhood of Kfar Aza. The dozens of terrorists who raided the neighborhood reached their apartment, broke into it while firing massively and murdered Sivan and Naor

Sivan Elkabetz and Naor Hasadim

Sivan and Naor were murdered together in their apartment

Sivan Elkabetz and Naor Hasidim

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06:29
07:11
09:19
~09:36
11:11
11:13
11:14

The sequence of events

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06:29

Rocket Barrage At Kibbutz

07:11

Sivan makes sure her family is protected

09:19

“We hear full of gunshots”

~09:36

Dozens of terrorists raid the 'Young Generation' neighborhood

11:11

Sivan and Naor hide under the bed

11:13

The terrorists fire at Sivan and Naor's house

11:14

Terrorists infiltrate the house and murder the couple

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Sivan and Naor hide in the safe room of their home in the “Young Generation” neighborhood in Kfar Aza

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Sivan realizes that there is a fear of a terrorist infiltration and sends her father Shimon messages on WhatsApp: “Dad, is your whole house locked? “

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Correspondence between Sivan and her father Shimon Elkabetz
Sivan
Dad, lock the doors. Is there fear of an infiltration in the Gaza Envelope?
07:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
Blinds too?
07:18 07/10/2023
Sivan
Dad, is your whole house locked?
07:21 07/10/2023
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The sounds of gunshots are getting closer and closer to the neighborhood. Sivan sends her father worried messages: “We're hearing lots of gunshots here. What's going on? “. Her father in response tries to reassure her and writes: "The army is handling the terrorists".

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The entrance to the home of Sivan and Maor after the massacre
The entrance to the home of Sivan and Maor after the massacre
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Correspondence between Sivan and her father Shimon Elkabetz
Sivan
We hear a lot of gunshots here. What's going on?
09:19 07/10/2023
Shimon
The army is handling the terrorists
09:20 07/10/2023
Shimon
At least they are surrounding them and isolating them
09:20 07/10/2023
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Dozens of terrorists armed with guns, grenades, explosive charges, and RPG rockets raid the "Young Generation” neighborhood. They raid house by house, slaughter the young men and women, and kidnap some of them

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The shooting around the home of Sivan and Naor intensifies. They hear the terrorists near the safe room window and hide under the bed

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Correspondence between Sivan and her father Shimon Elkabetz
Sivan
Dad
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
I have to talk to mom
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
please
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
Tell me
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
that you're all right
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
That guy is alright
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
That Noa is fine
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
We are hiding in the safe room
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
They were by my window
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
We're under the bed me and Naor
11:11 07/10/2023
Sivan
Is everyone okay, Dad?
11:11 07/10/2023
Shimon
We are fine We are all fine
11:11 07/10/2023
Shimon
Do you hear soldiers?
11:12 07/10/2023
Shimon
Send me your location
11:12 07/10/2023
Sivan
yes
11:12 07/10/2023
Sivan
11:12 07/10/2023
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Naor sends their last message to Sivan's father Shimon: “They shot at the house. Any soldiers? “

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“They shot at the house.” House walls perforated after the massacre
“They shot at the house.” House walls perforated after the massacre
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Correspondence between Naor and Sivan's father Shimon Elkabetz
Naor
Shimon
11:11 07/10/2023
Naor
Shimon
11:12 07/10/2023
Naor
What's going on
11:13 07/10/2023
Shimon
Everyone is all right Naor in the safe room
11:13 07/10/2023
Shimon
we were worried about you
11:13 07/10/2023
Naor
what's happening outside
11:13 07/10/2023
Naor
They shot at the house.
11:13 07/10/2023
Shimon
Any soldiers?
11:13 07/10/2023
Shimon
Naor
11:21 07/10/2023
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Terrorists attack Sivan and Naor's house with heavy gunfire. They break in and murder the couple

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The house after the terrorist attack
The house after the terrorist attack
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The house after the terrorist attack
The house after the terrorist attack
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The house after the terrorist attack
The house after the terrorist attack

The Day After

10/13/23

Official announcement of the murder of Sivan

10/15/23

Official announcement of Naor's murder

11/7/23

Family sets up an exhibition at Sivan and Naor's home
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Almost a week after the murder, the Elkabetz family is informed of the murder of Sivan

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The Hasidim family receives the official death notification of Naor's murder, and the next morning, his funeral is held. Sivan and Naor are buried side by side in a cemetery in Ashdod

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The tombs of Sivan and Naor The tombs of Sivan and Naor
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Sivan's mother, Anat Elkabetz, has set up an exhibition that invites visitors to take a closer look at what happened at the house. The exhibition features images from the terrorists' attack on the house, footage of the couple's last WhatsApp conversations, and pictures of Sivan and Naor from different stages of their lives

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Visitors to the exhibition at the home of Sivan and Naor Visitors to the exhibition at the home of Sivan and Naor
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Visitors to the exhibition at the home of Sivan and Naor Visitors to the exhibition at the home of Sivan and Naor
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The exhibition at the home of Sivan and Naor The exhibition at the home of Sivan and Naor
Stories of Kfar Aza
Fallen Names
Naor Hassidim
Naor Hassidim
23, Ashdod
Sivan Elkabets
Sivan Elkabets
23, Kfar Aza
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