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Israeli Mourners Mark One Month Since Oct. 7 Hamas Attack; Grieving Mom Slams Netanyahu

HeadlineNov 08, 2023

Outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, mourners gathered Tuesday night to mark one month since Hamas’s attack in Israel, which killed 1,400 people. Mourners called for the release of some 240 hostages still being held. This is Hannah Katsman, whose son Hayim was killed by Hamas on October 7.

Hannah Katsman: “My son Hayim was killed on October 7th, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on his kibbutz in Holit. I’m here — before October 7th, I came to demonstrations against the government, and I still feel that the government is not representing my interests, and I’m very concerned about many of their action. … I want — I’d like Netanyahu to take responsibility for this. I’d like him to tell us how he’s going to prevent this from happening. I’d like him not to blame everyone but himself. He’s supposed to be in charge of security. How could this have happened?”

Click here to see our interview with Noy Katsman, Hayim’s sibling, as well his rabbi in Seattle, Washington, where Hayim was a graduate student at the University of Washington.

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