Nir Oz
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Oct 8, 2026
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And three years later, two fathers have chosen to reach across the gulf that currently divides Israelis and Palestinians.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Sagi Dekel-Chen, who was shot and kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October the 7th, and was held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days before his release.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And Jasser Abu Musa is from Khan Yunis, Gaza.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
On October the 15th, 2023, an Israeli airstrike hit his home, killing his wife and two of his children, Hamid and Abdul Rahman.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
Why have you had, decided to have this public conversation together, uh, and what do you hope to achieve?
Jasser Abu MusaGUEST
Thank you, Nick, for having us.
Jasser Abu MusaGUEST
Um, I, I think the, the basic question is, is what is the cost of not having this conversation? And, and apparently, uh, we already knew the cost because, uh, as you said, and, and on the 7th of October, Nir Oz and, and other kibbutzes were attacked and, and, uh, and Jonathan's community was, was, was attacked and, and, uh, there were, uh, murdered people.
Jasser Abu MusaGUEST
I mean, and Sagi was, uh, was taken into Gaza.
Joshua HoffmanHOST
October 7th will eventually become a lesson, and the real question is what we will teach.
Joshua HoffmanHOST
I hope future Jewish children learn what happened in Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Nir Oz, and Nova.
Joshua HoffmanHOST
I hope they learn about the people who were murdered, the people who were taken, the failures that allowed the attack to happen, and the courage that followed.
Joshua HoffmanHOST
I hope they understand why October 7th changed Israel and why it changed Jews far beyond Israel's borders.
Rita LifshitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A lot of good things.
Keir SimmonsCORRESPONDENT
Nearby at Kibbutz Nir Oz, Rita Lifshitz is both sad and hopeful
Rita LifshitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And the people.
Rita LifshitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I live the, the, the 7th of October all the time because it's important for me to tell the story, and, uh, I'm not moving on.
Keir SimmonsCORRESPONDENT
When you're hopeful, why are you hopeful?
Rita LifshitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hopeful that, uh, [sighs] I, I'm hopeful, yes, but I'm, uh, uh, hopeful and sad at the same time because Nir Oz will not be the same.
Rita LifshitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, I love this kibbutz, but it will be different, so I don't know if I can feel this love to...
Rita LifshitzSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I almost cry.
Shay SchachterGUEST
I'm sure those who have gone have visited many of the kibbutzim in the south and have seen with their own eyes what this devastation represents.
Shay SchachterGUEST
One of the communities that a number of hostages were taken from was Nir Oz.
Shay SchachterGUEST
Nir Oz was a community of four hundred people, a very beautiful small community.
Shay SchachterGUEST
I've been there to visit.
Shay SchachterGUEST
And it's such a small community that there are actually communal mailboxes in the front of the kibbutz, where the mailman doesn't deliver the mail to each person's home.
Shay SchachterGUEST
You have to go every day and pick up your mail from the communal mailbox.
Shay SchachterGUEST
Here's a picture of that collection of mailboxes in the front of the community of Nir Oz.
Shay SchachterGUEST
Now, you may not see it 'cause it's a little bit far away, but look how many of the mailboxes have a sticker on them.
Daniel CohenHOST
[clapping] Well done.
Daniel CohenHOST
Kibbutz Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Nir Oz, Nahal Oz, and the field near Kibbutz, uh, Kibbutz Reim.
Daniel CohenHOST
This is where the Nova Music Festival was taking place, Reim.
Daniel CohenHOST
America, I want you to picture Coachella, if you've ever been.
8 MINS LATER
Daniel CohenHOST
We had to condense it.
Daniel CohenHOST
But she's talking here in the, about these 30, 45 seconds about her awakening.
Natalie YohananSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I've lived in Nir Oz my whole life, and I felt completely safe.
Natalie YohananSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My door was not locked.
Tamara ScottHOST
Oh.
Nicole JansezianGUEST
Uh, then we had Sagi Dekel-Cohen, who was also abducted, uh, from Nir Oz, a kibbutz.
Nicole JansezianGUEST
He was, uh, um, out defending the kibbutz.
Nicole JansezianGUEST
He was in the first responders unit, uh, of his kibbutz, and he went out to, um, defend, and many were killed, but he was, he was, uh, taken hostage.
Noa LeviHOST
In Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, bereaved families organized the main national ceremony.
Noa LeviHOST
Events at specific sites like Nir Oz, the Nova Festival massacre site, and Nahal Oz honored the fallen with poignant accounts from victims' families.
Noa LeviHOST
President Isaac Herzog participated in memorial candle lighting and visited remembrance exhibitions, emphasizing resilience with a message: "We will dance again, we will live again." This somber anniversary is also fueling intense political debate.
Noa LeviHOST
Opposition leaders Gadi Eizenkot and Yair Lapid are calling for a criminal investigation and a state commission of inquiry, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of evading responsibility and ignoring pre-war warnings.
Noa LeviHOST
In a deeply personal tribute, former hostage Yarden Bibas posted an apology on Instagram to his wife and two sons, who were murdered by Hamas after their abduction.
Noa LeviHOST
Meanwhile, at Kibbutz Nir Oz, rebuilding efforts continue three years after a third of its residents were lost, with new homes planned for the community.
Noa LeviHOST
On the security front, the IDF confirmed demolishing the home of a terrorist responsible for the September twenty-one, twenty twenty-six, killing of Netanel Ch.
Noa LeviHOST
Crown in the West Bank.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And three years later, two fathers have chosen to reach across the gulf that currently divides Israelis and Palestinians.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, who was shot and kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October the 7th, and was held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days before his release.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
And Jaser Abu Moussa is from Khan Yunis, Gaza.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
On October the 15th, 2023, an Israeli airstrike hit his home, killing his wife and two of his children, Hamid and Abdul Rahman.
Nick SchifrinCORRESPONDENT
Why have you had decided to have this public conversation together, uh, and what do you hope to achieve?
Jaser Abu MoussaGUEST
Thank you, Nick, for having us.
Jaser Abu MoussaGUEST
Um, I, I think the, the basic question is, is what is the cost of not having this conversation? And, and apparently, uh, we already knew the cost because, uh, as you said, and, and on the 7th of October, Nir Oz and, and other kibbutzes were attacked and, and, uh, and Jonathan's community was, was, was attacked and, and, uh, there were, uh, murdered people.
Jaser Abu MoussaGUEST
I mean, and Sagui was, uh, was taken into Gaza.
Robert C. O'BrienGUEST
The-- Hamas actually based their, their plans on, on that, the horrible Nazi history.
Robert C. O'BrienGUEST
And what happened on October 7th at the kibbutz is-- and I was at kibbutz Nir Oz.
Robert C. O'BrienGUEST
The, the kibbutz, it was horribly attacked.
Robert C. O'BrienGUEST
Toddlers executed in front of their parents.
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