Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday with Sabine Taasa, who lost her husband and son in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre. During the meeting, Taasa spoke about the condition of her children, who survived the attack but were deeply traumatized, and about the painful rehabilitation process the family is undergoing.

As part of Israel’s global public diplomacy campaign, a joint statement from Netanyahu and Taasa included segments of the atrocity footage captured by security cameras at the family’s home in Moshav Netiv Haasara, described as extremely difficult to watch.

During the massacre in Netiv Haasara, terrorists threw a grenade at the family’s safe room, where Gil Taasa ran while shielding his two children with his body. He was killed instantly, but his actions saved their lives. His son Or was murdered separately by Hamas terrorists at Zikim Beach, where he had gone to surf.