Copyright: Courtesy of Elinor Shahar
Iris Haim's son Yotam is missing, believed to be held in Gaza.
Speaking on the phone from Tel Aviv, she tells me the last time she heard from him was at 10.44 on the morning of 7 October when Kibbutz Kfar Aza was attacked by Hamas.
The attack had started earlier that morning, and both mother and son had been hiding in their home shelters, in touch throughout the morning.
After the last message, the connection was lost.
"We were waiting for the gunfire to stop so we could come and take him to our house. At some point he told us that there were Hamas terrorists in the kibbutz.
"He was scared, he didn't know what to do. We tried to contact the army, the police. We didn't know that the whole area was under attack, there were thousands of Hamas terrorists who had succeeded in reaching the area."
Her voice strong and composed despite her intense worry for her son, Iris says that the country changed after the terrible day of the attacks almost three weeks ago.
"We understand that there's no country for Israel except Israel. We must be strong together, do everything together, not fight each other. All the problems with the government, the demonstrations, we put it behind us," she says referring to months of protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu's plans to limit the powers of the Supreme Court.
"I have so much support from the government, the people, the army. It's a pity we needed to have the terror attack for the change. But the change has happened."
Talking about her son, she tells me that she believes that he is well and hopes that he is using his good humour to deal with the situation and help other people.
"He is young, he is strong. I want to believe that he's doing well."
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2023-10-28 04:54:39Z
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