Ana Kameraz Aruci
On Saturday morning, Ana set out for a workout near Kfar Aza when rocket barrages erupted. While taking shelter, she was informed that two of her children had been shot. It would be ten hours before she could reach them. En route to the hospital, she helped evacuate the wounded from Kfar Aza, treated others in Netivot, and sheltered in a factory.
Ana Kameraz Aruci
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Ana Kameraz Aruci, 47, immigrated from Latvia to Israel and settled with her parents in Kibbutz Re’im in 1991. On Saturday morning, after a sleepless night disturbed by loud music from the Nova party at the Re’im parking lot, she begins her usual Saturday routine. She goes for a run, then joins her cycling group near Kfar Aza for a final training session ahead of the upcoming Ironman competition. Meanwhile, her three children—Sagi (15), Eitan (13), and Sol (11)—are staying with their father, Asaf, in the southern community of Moshav Mivtahim, near the Gaza border.
Red alert sirens echo throughout the region. Ana and her cycling group lie down on the side of the road, then continue riding toward Sa’ad Junction. As they approach the junction, Ana takes cover in a roadside shelter and calls Asaf, the father of her children. She urges him to bring the kids back to her home, since his home lacks a safe room.
As Ana and her friends shelter in the roadside public shelter, a car pulls up carrying a wounded man from the Nova party, claiming he was shot. At first, they question the person's story, asking, “What did you take?” But once they fully see him and his vehicle drenched in blood, the scale of the unfolding disaster begins to sink in. More injured partygoers arrive soon after. Ana and her group urge them to avoid Route 232 and instead head toward the Beit Kama Junction. At this stage, they are still unaware of the full extent of the terrorist infiltration but believe that heading east will steer the fleeing survivors away from rocket fire. Then, Asaf calls Ana and says that while driving toward Re’im, terrorists opened fire on him and the children at the Urim Junction. Sagi and Sol have been wounded. He tells her he’s now driving through the open fields, trying to reach safety.
Ana grabs her bike and hurries toward her car, which she had parked at a gas station near Kfar Aza. There, she encounters Yehudit Bdolach, the coach of the local youth cycling team. Yehudit asks where she’s headed, and Ana replies that she’s on her way to Soroka Hospital to see her children, who have been wounded by gunfire. Yehudit tells her that two other boys from the team and one of the parents have also been shot and urgently need evacuation. Ana takes them into her car and sets off towards Netivot.
Ana, the boys, and their father arrive at a roadside shelter in western Netivot, where some members of her cycling group are already gathered. Nearby, security forces and ambulances have established a collection point for the wounded. The three injured individuals Ana transported are carried into an ambulance and taken to Soroka Hospital. As more wounded and deceased continue to arrive, Ana and her friends assist security personnel in administering first aid. A wounded couple who arrive at the scene inform the group that their friend’s body is in a nearby car.
One member of the group is a police officer. At the scene, fellow officers equip him with a weapon and a radio to help secure the area. Suddenly, a report comes through the radio warning of a terrorist cell approaching. He shouts for the group to take cover in a nearby shelter immediately. Moments later, the terrorists' vehicle arrives near the shelter, but the police manage to open fire and neutralize them in time.
Ana and her fellow group members get into their cars and drive to the Tara factory in Netivot where they take shelter. Meanwhile, Ana remains in contact with Asaf, receiving continuous updates about their children.
Asaf and the children arrive at the Tze’elim clinic, where they receive medical care. Ana speaks with them by phone.
Asaf informs Ana that he and the children are en route to Soroka Hospital.
Ana receives clearance from the police at the scene to leave the factory. She drives to Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva, where she reunites with Asaf and their three children. After her son Sol is discharged, Ana takes him and Eitan to spend the night at a friend’s home in the city. Asaf remains at the hospital with Sagi.
Ana drives Sol and Eitan out of Be’er Sheva, heading to Eilat to reunite with members of the kibbutz who were evacuated there.
After four days in the hospital, Sagi is discharged.
Ana and her children relocate to an apartment complex in southern Tel Aviv, where they live alongside fellow members of Kibbutz Re’im.
The “Resilience Through Sport” group—a jogging initiative in southern Israel—was founded to help individuals rebuild emotional strength through physical activity. It is dedicated to the memory of Nadav Goldstein Almog, a fellow member, and his daughter Yam, who were murdered in their home in Kfar Aza. His wife, Chen, and their children, Agam, Tal, and Gal, were abducted by Hamas and later freed in the first wave of the hostage release deal.
Agam Goldstein
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