An Israeli Family Annihilated... All 5 Found Embracing Each Other

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Five members of an Israeli family were found massacred in an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, evoking deep sorrow.

According to the New York Post and others on the 17th (local time), about 50 of the approximately 800 residents of Kfar Aza kibbutz (an agricultural community) near the Gaza Strip lost their lives in Hamas's attack on the 7th. Among the deceased were five members of a family who lived in this village.

From the left, Iftach (15), Aviv (54), Rotem (19), Livnat (54), Yonatan (17) Kutz, an Israeli family of five.
[Image source=New York Post]

The head of the family, Aviv Kutz (54), was found dead embracing his wife Rivnat (49) and their three children Rotem (19), Yonatan (17), and Iftach (15) to protect them. They had moved from Boston, USA to Kfar Aza several years ago and were initially classified as missing but were all found dead in their home beds.

Adi Levi Salama, the children's aunt, said, "On the day of the Hamas raid, I was supposed to meet this family," and added, "Aviv, who died, used to hold a festival every year along the Gaza Strip fence to show that they just wanted to live peacefully."

Aviv, the head of the family, was a vice president of a local consulting firm and a farmer. His wife Rivnat, a graphic designer, was about to celebrate her 50th birthday, and their daughter Rotem was an instructor in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) training new recruits. Their sons Yonatan and Iftach attended boarding school and enjoyed playing basketball.

A Young Man Who Saved His Fianc?e by Throwing Himself Over a Grenade

Neta Epstein (right in the photo) and his fianc?e Iran Shavit. [Image source=CTV website]

Earlier in Kfar Aza, Netta Epstein (21), a dual citizen of Canada and Israel, reportedly died after blocking a grenade thrown by Hamas with his own body, saving his fianc?e Ein Shavit. Netta had met Shavit 18 months ago after completing his military service and promised to marry her. Shavit said, "Netta jumped onto the grenade just like he was trained in the army."

Netta's mother said, "My son had a broad heart," adding, "He was handsome, but his inner heart was just as beautiful." She continued, "Netta was my first child and the first grandson in our family," and said, "He brought us immense happiness and hope."

Meanwhile, identification efforts for about 50 deceased residents in Kfar Aza are still ongoing.

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