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A former soldier was able to toss out eight grenades, but the ninth exploded inside the shelter, instantly killing about half the people, Abud said. In the smoke and chaos, militants grabbed people to take as hostages and sprayed the shelter with bullets.The roadside bomb shelter where Ziv Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, during the attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen at dusk near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The roadside bomb shelter where Ziv Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, during the attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen at dusk near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her. When she opened her eyes, she saw the bodies of her nephew and his girlfriend but no trace of her boyfriend, Eliya Cohen. Four people, including, were kidnapped, and six others survived.

Over the past year, Abud has campaigned tirelessly forand flown around the world to press for Cohen’s return.

“I think less about my own trauma, just how to bring Eliyah home,” she said.

Shlomo Margalit and his wife, Hanna’le Margalit, talk about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during an interview in their temporary home in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Shlomo Margalit and his wife, Hanna’le Margalit, talk about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during an interview in their temporary home in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Shlomo and Hanna’le Margalit still struggle to comprehend how they survived.All of the residents on both sides of their home in

were killed or kidnapped on Oct. 7. Hamas militants entered their home three times but did not go into the safe room where they were hiding.Of Nir Oz’s nearly 400 residents, 42 were killed and