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‘All I want to do is cry’: trauma of 7 October survivors three years after the attacks

The Guardian UK Tuesday 06 October 2026, 20:00 UTC By Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Nir Oz 1 min read
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Israeli communities shattered by Hamas masacres are torn between rebuilding their lives and remembering lost friends and relativesKeith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in Gaza etching everything that happened after 7 October 2023 into his memory. For 484 days, he recited to himself every place he was held, the dates he was moved and every attack or humiliation he endured or witnessed. He aimed to store intelligence that could help Israeli forces free other hostages if...

Israeli communities shattered by Hamas masacres are torn between rebuilding their lives and remembering lost friends and relatives

Keith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in Gaza etching everything that happened after 7 October 2023 into his memory. For 484 days, he recited to himself every place he was held, the dates he was moved and every attack or humiliation he endured or witnessed.

He aimed to store intelligence that could help Israeli forces free other hostages if he was released, to keep track of time as the days slid by and be able to tell his family what happened to him. Now his body is free, but he cannot loosen those memories.

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