October 7 victims share text messages from the day of the massacre, call on public to do same

Dozens of people affected by the attack launched a social media campaign with the hashtag "we are all October 7," in which those affected by the massacre share the messages received.

Victims of the October 7 massacre are sharing their text messages from the morning of the day and call on the public to share their own as the third anniversary approaches.

Dozens of people affected by the failures surrounding the attack launched a social media campaign with the hashtag "we are all October 7," in which those affected by the massacre share the messages they received that day.

Those affected by the failures are calling on all Israelis to take part.

“We call on each and every one of you, even if you were not directly affected by the massacre, to look back at your messages from that cursed day. Please share your own exchanges from October 7 as well. We are all October 7, we have all been affected by the failures, directly or indirectly,” the campaign asks.

Posts include screenshots of last messages of abducted, killed

Posts already online include a screenshot from Shir Mathias, whose parents, Shachar and Shlomi, were murdered at Kibbutz Holit, of the family WhatsApp group reading "Mom and Dad r dead, sorry," as well as one from Vicky Cohen, mother of captivity survivor Nimrod Cohen, who asked "Why is no one getting back to us?" while she tried to reach anyone she could in the IDF after receiving photos and videos of her son's abduction.

Some posted the last messages they received from their loved ones before they were abducted or killed. Eyal Eshel, father of Roni Eshel, an IDF lookout who was killed, shared his last message, "Mom, I'm OK, don't worry about me, I love you too." Einav Zangauker, mother of captivity survivor Matan Zangauker, shared the last message her son sent her before his abduction: "They're speaking Arabic, they're right by the door. There's shouting everywhere here. I love you. Don't cry."