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

The Guardian reports: Israeli communities shattered by Hamas massacres 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.

This world story centres on Israel. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Israeli, Hamas and Keith Siegel.

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Key details

Location

Israel · Middle East

Reported by

The Guardian

First reported

7 Oct 2026, 01:30 IST

Key names

Israeli, Hamas, Keith Siegel, Gaza

Section

World

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