The victim data below is compiled from three Israeli sources: Ha’aretz, Oct7map.com, and victim data from Israeli Social Security data as well as reporting specific to the families. Please report any problems or omissions here.
| Family Name | Location of death | # killed | Members Killed | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkra’an | Alba’at | 5 | Amin Akal Alkra’an (11M) | ||
| Jawad Alkra’an (15M) | |||||
| Mahmoud Alkra’an (12M) | |||||
| Malek Alkra’an (14M) | |||||
| Taleb Alkra’an (22M) | Muslim family killed by rocket fire in Bedoin village | yNet | |||
| Brodutch | Kfar Azza | 0 | Hagar (40) | ||
| Ofry (10) | |||||
| Yuval (8) | |||||
| Oria(4) | **The “birthday cake” story: | ||||
| ”**On the day before the tragedy in the kibbutz, the family celebrated Ofry's 10th birthday. A birthday cake was placed on the table, which was left partially eaten because of the attack – the soldiers who came to inspect the house found it and began to cry.” |
But the family was taken hostage and returned, no one from this family was killed though relief workers claimed they were. | IsraelHayom | | Bira | Be’eri | 5 | Tahel Bira (15F) Tair Bira (22F) Yasmin Bira (51F) Oron Bira (54M) Tal Bira (62M) | Hid in a shelter. Bodies discovered/identified “two weeks” later (announced Oct 18). Aunt says family was hiding in a bunker until she received a text saying terrorists had opened the door. | Times of Israel
https://october7memorial.com/memoriam/tahel-bira
https://bnnbreaking.com/world/israel/portuguese-israeli-family-among-victims-of-hamas-attack-on-israel/
https://twitter.com/Israelkicksass/status/1714675685246095759 | | Cohen | Be’eri | 3 | Mila Cohen (9mo.F) Ohad Cohen (43M) Yona Cohen (73F) | Mila was the only baby killed on Oct 7. Shot inadvertently through the door of the safe room. ”In those terrifying last moments, the family huddled together in their safe room as terrorists shot at the door, killing their 10-month-old daughter, Mila.”
Yona found 11 days later
| https://www.jns.org/three-generations-wiped-out-by-hamas-in-kibbutz-beeri/
Times of Israel | | Dan | Nir Oz | 2 | Noya Dan Tov (12F) Carmela Dan (80F) | Noya Tov and Carmela Dan were taken hostage but later found dead outside Gaza. | https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/the-story-of-11-families-who-were-victims-of-hamas.html
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/israeli-girl-with-autism-thought-kidnapped-by-hamas-found-dead | | Even | Be’eri | 4 | Ido Even(14M) Alon Even (16M) Chen Even (45M) Rinat Segev-Even (44F) | Shot while hiding in the bushes in Be’eri. Found 12 days later. | Times of Israel Reuters | | Hagbi (Hajbi) | Yakhini | 3 + 1 | Yehonathan Hajbi (18 M) Yizhar Hajbi (60M) Elitzur Tzuriel Hajbi (60M)
Ziv Hajbi (29 M) (Killed at Nova, unsure if related) | Izhar, Yehonathan, and Elitzur were killed in Yakhini defending their family home.
Ziv attended the Nova festival and was killed there. (unsure if related) | Ynet
Instagram | | Hetzroni | Be’eri | 4 | Liel Hetzroni (12F) Yanai Hetzroni (12M) Avia Hetzroni (69M) Ayala Hetzroni (73F) | The twins were killed with their great aunt when the IDF fired a tank shell into their home in a standoff with militants. Liel’s body was not identified until Nov 19.
Their grandfather Avia was killed separately when militants broke into his home. | Haaretz
https://arc.net/l/quote/lgrzxtza
Times of Israel | | Idan | Nahal Oz | 1 | Maayan Idan (18F)
Tsachi Idan (51M) (Taken Hostage) | Her entire family was in the shelter at the start of the attack. When terrorists entered their home, her father held the shelter door tightly to prevent them from entering. The terrorists didn't give up and shot at the door; one of the bullets passed through it and hit Maayan. Her father was kidnapped to Gaza, while her mother and two [siblings] survived the attack. | https://oct7map.com/MaayanIdan
(A video of this family is available online) | | Idan | Kfar Azza | 2 + 1 | Smadar Idan (38F) Roi Idan (43M)
Avigail Idan (3F) (kidnapped & released)
| Smadar was killed in the living room. Michal and Amalia sought refuge in the closets of the house.
Neighbors later told Roi’s sister that Roi had been shot while shielding Avigail in his arms. Avigail was taken hostage and released.
”[Roi] Idan was unaccounted for for more than 10 days until his body was finally identified and his death confirmed. Smadar, an employee of the Shin Bet agency, was found murdered in their home not long after the Hamas invasion on October 7.” | Times of Israel
Times of Israel | | Kapshetar | Near Sderot | 4 | Ethan Kapshetar (5M) Aline Kapshetar(8F) Dina Kapshetar (34F) Evgeni Kapshetar (36M) | Shot on their way returning from a camping trip after seeing rockets. It is claimed the entire family was shot when they encountered terrorists but jfor some reason, Aline wasn’t found for another 10 days." | Times of Israel | | Kutz | Kfar Azza | 5 | Yiftach Kutz (14M) Yonatan Kutz (16M) Rotem Kutz (19F) Livnat Kutz (49F) Aviv Kutz (53M)
| Died embracing each other in bed together.
House was set on fire, charred remains were found. | Times of Israel yNet https://twitter.com/yaelbt/status/1712271144139505878 https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1712283317637124480 | | Maskalatchi | Netivot | 3 | Rabbi Rafael Fahimi (63M) Rabbi Netanel Maskalatchi (36M) Rafael Meir Maskalatchi (12M) | Killed when a rocket landed on their home in Netivot. | Yeshivaworld | | Peretz (Perez) | Re’im Festival | 2 | Ruth Perez (17F) Arik Perez (58M) | Killed at the outdoor rave near Re'im with her father Arik.
“We found his body but couldn't find hers. Eventually, an autopsy showed Ruth was with him all along. They had been so badly burnt we didn't realise it was two bodies we had buried, not just one.”
| Sky News | | Sabakh | Alba’at | 2 | Faiza Abu Sabaakh (57F) Zuheir Abu Sabaakh (13M) | Faiza Abu Sabaakh, 57, and her granddaughter May Zuheir Abu Sabaakh, 13, from Alba’at in the al-Kasom Regional Council were killed when a rocket hit their home in southern Israel. Ali Abu Sabaakh, a close relative, said the Israeli government has been ignoring their communities. | https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hkj4bwqwt | | Siman-Tov | Nir Oz | 6 + 2 | Omer Siman-Tov (4M) Arbel Siman-Tov (6F) Shachar Siman-Tov (6F) Tamar Kedem Siman-Tov (35F) Yonatan Siman-Tov (36M) Carol Siman-Tov (80F) ——- | Killed in safe room in Nir Oz. Text says: “they are burning us, we are suffocating”
https://nypost.com/2023/10/14/israeli-american-family-murdered-by-hamas-final-texts-revealed/
Israel’s official twitter said "they were burned alive and reduced to ashes...”
But, ”Mor Lacob later found out that Omer's parents, Tamar and Yonatan, had been shot dead. Their three children - Omer plus his older sisters Shachar and Arbel - were killed when their home was set on fire.” (BBC) | Times of Israel Omer was 2 according to Haaretz. But he was 4 according to Times of Israel and BBC
The official Israel account tweeted that he is 4
There may have photos of two of the children (viewer discretion advised). | | Sharabi | Be’eri | 3 | Yahel Sharabi (13F) Noya Sharabi (16F) Lianne Sharabi (48F) | Yahel and mother Lianne killed in bedroom. Noya found days later in another room (based on the UN, she was moved moved by a bomb crew).
Lianne needed dental records to identify her. Noya needed DNA analysis.
Yet Times of Israel says the family was all found in an embrace. | Jpost
Times of Israel | | Ta’asa (Tasa) | Netiv HaAsara | 3 + 1 | Gil (46M) Koren (12M) Shay (8M)
Or (17F) killed separately at Zikim beach
| Gil jumped on a grenade saving his two children. This is likely the scene described in the 47m video shown to press.
”Authorities couldn’t identify Or’s body for 15 days, and only did so after his mother provided the military with descriptions of features including his feet and a birthmark. She wasn’t permitted to see his body.” | Wall Street Journal | | Tarshansky | Be’eri | 1 | Lior (15M)
Sister Gali (13F) taken hostage and later released | His sister was taken hostage but Lior was killed when he went out the window of his safe house and militants shot him. | Times of Israel | | Zak | Kissufum | 3 | Sagi(15M) Itay(53M) Etti(50F) | The terrorists lit the house on fire, killing all three members of the family. The three were found hugging one another in their safe room, having died from asphyxiation. | Times of Israel | | Zohar | Nahal Oz | 4 | Tchelet Zohar (18F) Keshet Zohar (20F) Yasmin Zohar (49F) Yaniv Zohar (54M)
Ariel Zohar (12M) (survived in safe room) | “The terrorists set his home on fire and killed his parents and sisters. But just before it was too late, ZAKA volunteers retrieved the tefillin – which was passed on from his Holocaust-survivor grandfather – with the help of commandos." | IsraelHoyam
Alkra’an family
Bira family:
Even Family
Hetzroni Family
Kapshetar Family
Karp family - (children spared by Hamas in in Kibbutz Re’im)
Kutz Family
Sharabi Family
Siman-Tov Family