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A rocket trail shoots through the air over a city at sunrise, with birds flying past
At 6:29 am, the IDF detected thousands of rockets being fired from Gaza towards Israeli border communities.(Anadolu Agency via Getty Images: Ali Jadallah)

A bulldozer crashes through a metal chain link fence
Militants broke through Israel-Gaza border fence with explosives and bulldozers. (Reuters: Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa)

A man looks out of his car window
Oz Davidian drove around on October 7, rescuing people from the Nova festival. (ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A small cement building with a blue bird painted near the door
Nearly 30 young people took refuge inside a grimy bunker with a blue bird painted near the door.  (ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

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Akiva Shabbat
Akiva Shabbat works part-time as a driver for Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service. (ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A young woman stands in the entrance of a tunnel covered in missing posters
A model tunnel has been placed in a Tel Aviv plaza so Israelis can attempt to understand what the hostages are going through. (ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A woman sits in a loft space
When Batsheva finally made it home, her husband Ohad was nowhere to be found. (ABC News: Haidarr Jones)

A woman and a boy stand next to a doctor in a white coat
Eitan Yahalomi was released in late November as part of an agreement that saw 105 people, mostly women and children, set free.(Israeli Defense Forces via Reuters)

A young brunette touches a young man
Ziv and Eliya were together for seven years before he was taken hostage on October 7, 2023. (ABC News: Haidarr Jones)
A young man in a white t-shirt holds a woman in a green dress around her waist
Ziv Abud and her boyfriend Eliya Cohen were at the Nova festival that was attacked by Hamas gunmen on October 7. (Supplied: Ziv Abud)
A young couple kiss
Ziv learned after Eliya was kidnapped on October 7 that was planning to propose to her. (Supplied: Ziv Abud)

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