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

https://mins.news/en/item/88621

- The Guardian, 2026-10-06 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/trauma-of-7-october-israel-survivors-three-years-hamas-after-attacks

> Israeli communities devastated by Hamas’s attacks are caught between rebuilding and preserving the memory of those they lost. Keith Siegel, held in Gaza for 484 days, says he remains unable to escape the memories of captivity. In Nir Oz, residents are rebuilding homes while maintaining graves and the ruins left by the assault.

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