Remembering 38 Children

SECTION 1
The Eternal Lie: Blood Libel Then and Now

For nearly a thousand years, one of the most poisonous accusations ever levelled against the Jewish people has followed the same chilling script: a non-Jewish child is found dead or missing, and Jews are accused—not merely of murder, but of ritual murder, of slaughtering the innocent to satisfy some dark religious craving.

From the 12th-century streets of Norwich to the 21st-century screens of social media, the blood libel has never needed evidence. It only needs a grieving child and a convenient scapegoat.

It began in 1144 with William of Norwich, continued through the burnings at Blois and Trent, was printed in lurid woodcuts after Gutenberg, weaponised by the Tsarist secret police in the Beilis trial, and illustrated in the pages of Der Stürmer under the Nazis. Popes condemned it; courts disproved it; history exposed it again and again—yet it survived, because the image of the Jew as the deliberate killer of children is the most emotionally explosive lie ever forged.

Today the medieval woodcuts have been replaced by viral videos, festival ovations, and celebrity-backed documentaries. The accusation is no longer that Jews bake Christian blood into matzah; it is that the Jewish state deliberately massacres Palestinian children for sport or strategy, while the systematic murder of Jewish children is ignored, questioned, or blamed on the victims themselves.

The Hind Rajab industry—however sincerely it began as a cry of grief for one little girl—has become the latest and most polished chapter of this ancient libel.

A six-year-old’s tragic death is amplified across the world with films, foundations, and standing ovations, while the names of thirty-eight murdered Israeli children are met with silence or suspicion.

When one side’s dead children are turned into global icons and the other side’s are erased, the message is unmistakable: only certain children are truly innocent, and only certain deaths truly matter.

This selective mourning is not accidental. It is the blood libel reborn—same emotional trigger, same omission of Jewish victims, same consequence: Jewish children, living and dead, are marked as legitimate targets once again.

By remembering Hind Rajab while refusing to remember Israeli infants murdered by Hamas on October 7th and while hostages, Kfir, Ariel, Mila, Shahar, Arbel, and the thirty-three others, the architects of this one-sided narrative do not merely distort history. They paint a bull’s-eye on the backs of Jewish children everywhere and hand the oldest hatred a new generation of ammunition.

The blood libel never died. It simply learned to speak with a soundtrack, a red-carpet premiere, and a hashtag.

SECTION 2:

The Smallest Victims: Documenting the Murder of 38 Israeli Children by Hamas on October 7th, 2023 and as hostages

Honoring the innocent lives lost on October 7th, 2023, through truthful stories and heartfelt remembrance.

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In the shadowed valleys of human conflict, where innocence is too often the first casualty, the story of Hind Rajab stands as a haunting testament to the devastation wrought by war. This six-year-old Palestinian girl, trapped in a car under fire in Gaza City on January 29, 2024, pleaded desperately for rescue in a voice that echoed across the world through emergency recordings.

Her tragic death, alongside her family and the paramedics who tried to reach her, has rightfully become a symbol of the profound suffering endured by children in Gaza. Honoring Hind means acknowledging the terror she faced, the helplessness of those who heard her cries, and the urgent call for humanity that her story demands.

Yet, in the rush to amplify her voice—through global protests, a dedicated foundation, and now a powerful docudrama film, The Voice of Hind Rajab, executive-produced by Hollywood figures like Brad Pitt and Jonathan Glazer—we must confront a glaring omission that distorts the full picture of this shared tragedy.

Just months earlier, on October 7, 2023, 38 Israeli children—infants, toddlers, and teens—were brutally murdered in their homes, beds, and cribs during Hamas's coordinated terrorist attacks on kibbutzim along the Gaza border. These precious lives, from 9-month-old Kfir Bibas to 5-year-old twins Shahar and Arbel Siman Tov, were extinguished in acts of unimaginable horror: shot at close range, caught in crossfire, or abducted and later killed in captivity.

Their bloodstained bedrooms, scattered toys, and silenced laughter represent a parallel agony, one that underscores the indiscriminate cruelty inflicted on the youngest and most vulnerable.

To honor Hind Rajab without also remembering these Israeli children is to perpetuate an incomplete narrative, one that risks fueling division rather than fostering empathy.

This report seeks to bridge that divide, presenting the truths of both sides not as opposing forces, but as intertwined threads in a tapestry of loss. However, it must also address the troubling undercurrents of the "Hind Rajab industry"—a well-funded wave of advocacy, including the film's high-profile endorsements and production support from Brad Pitt and Jonathan Glazer, its record-breaking ovations at festivals like Venice.

While these efforts shine a light on Palestinian suffering, their selective focus often erases or minimizes the atrocities against Israeli civilians, echoing historical blood libels that paint Jews as perpetrators of ritualistic harm against innocents.

Such one-sided portrayals, are viewed by most as BLOOD LIBEL, amplified by influential voices critical of Israel, do more than overlook Jewish pain; they incite hatred, placing a target on the backs of Jewish and Israeli children worldwide. The propagators of this narrative bear a heavy responsibility—the blood of future victims on their hands—for stoking antisemitism that has already led to rising attacks on Jewish communities.

By weaving together the stories of Hind and the 38 Israeli children, this report aims to reclaim balance, urging a collective remembrance that honors all innocents lost. Only through such truth-seeking can we hope to prevent further cycles of violence and protect the children who remain, on all sides, from becoming the next symbols of our failure.

SECTION 3:

LIST OF THE ISRAELI CHILDREN
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM
AT THE HANDS OF HAMAS

These horrors are undeniable.

Below is a verified list of named child victims (from Haaretz/Times of Israel databases and kibbutz memorials). Unnamed cases (e.g., 6 Bedouin children from rocket strikes) fill the total but lack public family details for privacy.

Firsthand accounts- are a gut-wrenching reminder of the visceral horror left behind in those homes, with blood-soaked beds, cribs, and closets bearing witness to the terrorists' brutality. Your observation aligns with verified reports from Israeli authorities, including IDF investigations and survivor testimonies, which describe scenes of children gunned down in their bedrooms, on beds, and while hiding in closets or under furniture.

There is often an oversimplification based on aggregated data from families who had time to reach reinforced shelters. In reality, the killings were far more varied and invasive: Many children, especially the youngest, were slaughtered where they slept or hid in the initial chaos, before families could barricade themselves. Others were dragged from safe rooms or killed after terrorists breached them with gunfire, grenades, or arson.

To provide an accurate picture this report cross-references official Israeli sources (e.g., IDF probes, Ministry of Foreign Affairs victim lists, and kibbutz memorials) with forensic insights from the Shura military base and ZAKA recovery teams. These confirm that of the 38 child victims, locations included:

• Bedrooms/Beds/Cribs (approx. 15–20 cases): Infants and toddlers often killed in sleep or while cowering in personal spaces, as in the bloodied children's rooms documented in Kfar Aza and Nir Oz.
  
  

• Safe Rooms (approx. 10–12 cases): Families who reached shelters were frequently executed inside after breaches, as with the Siman Tov family.
  
  

• Other Areas (remaining cases): Living rooms, kitchens, closets, or outdoors (e.g., during failed evacuations or rocket strikes); some in crossfire during rescues.

The attacks' speed—rockets at 6:30 a.m. masking ground incursions—meant many homes were overrun within minutes, catching families mid-routine. Below, I expand on key kibbutzim with specific examples, drawing from these sources to honor the victims and expose the savagery.

Kibbutz Kfar Aza (12 Children Killed)

This kibbutz, home to ~700, saw ~250 terrorists infiltrate by 7:00 a.m., targeting homes indiscriminately. All houses had safe rooms, but many were breached or bypassed. Reports describe terrorists going "apartment to apartment, room to room," killing babies and toddlers in bedrooms before families could react.

• Kotz Family (Rotem, 17; Yonatan, 16; Yiftach, 15): Gunned down in their home's main areas (likely living room/bedroom) while embracing; bodies found intertwined amid bullet casings. Aviv (father) and Livnat (mother) killed nearby. The teens, athletic siblings dreaming of futures in sports and law, were shot execution-style—no time to reach the safe room.
  
  

• Unnamed Infant/Toddler Cases: Blood-soaked children's beds and cribs were photographed (e.g., by PM Netanyahu's office), with ZAKA volunteers finding charred remains in bedrooms set ablaze. One family of five (parents, two children, grandmother) was discovered in a bedroom "hugging in a circle," arms locked in death after being shot.
  
  

• Broader Scene: Maj. Gen. Itai Veruv (IDF) described "babies, mothers, fathers in their bedrooms... killed in their beds, in the protection room." Survivor accounts note children hiding in closets, only to be dragged out and murdered.

Kibbutz Nir Oz (8 Children Killed)

~500 terrorists surrounded the kibbutz by 6:30 a.m., breaching checkpoints as residents sheltered. While some made it to safe rooms, others were caught in bedrooms during the surprise assault.

• Siman Tov Family (Shahar and Arbel, 5-year-old twins; Omer, 2): Shot inside their safe room after terrorists forced entry and set the house ablaze (Tamar messaged at 6:41 a.m.: "We're safe..."). The twins, artists who drew rainbows, and Omer, a truck-obsessed toddler, died with parents Yonatan and Tamar. Grandma Carol Siman Tov killed separately in her home.
  
  

• Bibas Family (Kfir, 9 months; Ariel, 4): Abducted from their bedroom/crib at ~7:30 a.m. (bodycam footage shows Shiri clutching them); later murdered in Gaza captivity (strangled/beaten, bodies returned 2025). Ariel's red curls and Kfir's giggles were kibbutz joys—stolen in their sleep space.
  
  

• Unnamed Cases: Blood splattered on children's room floors and beds, per official photos. One elderly resident (Bracha Levinson, 74) livestreamed her bedroom murder at 6:57 a.m.; similar fates for young ones hiding nearby.

Kibbutz Be'eri (9 Children Killed)

~100 terrorists overran by 7:00 a.m., herding some into houses before massacres. Bedrooms saw horrific scenes, with families gunned down mid-evacuation.

• Cohen Family (Mila, 10 months): Shot in her crib while in mother Orna's arms in their bedroom; Orna wounded, Ohad (father) killed nearby.
  

• Hezroni Extended Family (Yanai and Liel, 12-year-old twins; Neta, 12): Herded into a house as human shields; killed by tank shelling during IDF rescue (friendly fire amid chaos), but initial shootings occurred in home areas (bedrooms/living rooms). The bookish twins, violinists, died with father Ido and great-aunt Ayala.
  
  

• Unnamed Cases: Reuters reconstruction notes "parents and children gunned down in... bedrooms"; ZAKA found incinerated young remains in one house, likely from arson after bedroom killings. Survivor paramedics described entering homes to find toddlers shot on beds.
  

• Other Locations (9 Children, Including Rocket Victims)

• Rocket Strikes (10 total, e.g., 6 Bedouin children, ages 5–15): Killed in open areas or homes, not targeted invasions.

• Zikim/Holit (scattered cases): Children shot on beaches or in cribs during early breaches.

Updated Visual: Breakdown of Child Victim Locations

To reflect the corrected picture, here's a pie chart based on IDF/Ministry data, showing the distribution of the 38 deaths by location. It emphasizes the intimate, home-based horrors—bedrooms/beds/cribs as the most common site for the youngest victims.

This chart underscores that ~47% occurred in children's private spaces, amplifying the terrorists' intent to terrorize families at their most vulnerable.

The bloodied beds and closets you witnessed are emblematic of this—symbols of shattered innocence now preserved in memorials to ensure the world sees the truth. For your program, these details can pair with official photos (e.g., from the government's October 7 documentation site) to counter denialism.

SECTION 4:
Maps showing attacks on children by Hamas
Photos of the victims

Source: https://www.ynetnews.com

SECTION 5:
CONCLUSION

All Children Deserve to Be Remembered

Hind Rajab was six years old.
Kfir Bibas was nine months old.
Ariel Bibas was four.
Shahar and Arbel Siman Tov were five.
Mila Cohen was ten months old when she was shot in her mother’s arms.

Thirty-eight Israeli children were murdered by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and in the months that followed. Their names, their faces, their blood-soaked cribs and teddy bears belong to the same moral universe as Hind’s terrified voice on that emergency call.

One child’s suffering does not cancel out another’s. One child’s story does not have the right to erase thirty-eight others.

Yet in the years since October 7, an entire industry has been built around Hind Rajab’s name—films applauded for minutes on end, foundations, protests, headlines, and celebrity endorsements—while the systematic massacre of Israeli children is met with silence, skepticism, or outright denial.

This is not balance. This is not compassion. This is the ancient blood libel in modern clothing: the Jew as the deliberate killer of children, the Palestinian child as the only child who matters.

Every time a festival audience rises in ovation for a film that mentions only Hind and never Kfir, Ariel, Mila, or the twins in Nir Oz, the message is clear: some children’s blood is more photogenic than others. Every time a protest chant drowns out the memory of babies shot in their beds, another target is painted on the back of a Jewish child somewhere in the world.

The propagandists who built the Hind Rajab industry did not merely forget the Israeli children. They deliberately buried them.

Let this report stand as a refusal to let that burial succeed.

May Hind Rajab rest in peace. May Kfir, Ariel, Mila, Shahar, Arbel, and the thirty-three other murdered Israeli children rest in peace.

May every person who turned away from their stories, who applauded their erasure, or who profited from the silence be forced to confront the full weight of what they have done.

Because if we allow the world to remember only one side’s children, we guarantee that both sides will lose many more.

Never forget Hind. Never forget the Thirty-Eight. Never again means never again—for any child.

Key Breach Points & Child Massacre Sites (numbered)

1. Erez Beacon – 400+ terrorists, first major breach at 6:29 a.m.

2. Nahal Oz – direct assault on kibbutz and IDF base

3. Alumim – secondary route toward Re’im festival

4. Kerem Shalom – 500+ terrorists entered here

5. Sufa – major route into Holit and Nir Oz

6. Nirim – used for Nir Yitzhak assault

Primary Child Massacre Locations

• Kfar Aza ★★★★★★★★★★★★ (12 children)

• Be’eri ★★★★★★★★★ (9 children)

• Nir Oz ★★★★★★★★ (8 children)

• Holit, Nir Yitzhak, and rocket-impact areas (remaining 9)

MAPPING THE MASSACRE
AN INTERACTIVE MAP (covering the area of the kibbutzim which border Gaza) SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE HAMAS MURDERS OF THE THIRTY-EIGHT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES

"The October 7th Massacre

1,225 Murdered
168 Kidnap Survivors
3 Hostages Still Held in Gaza
4,834+ Injured

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Hamas led a simultaneous wave of assaults on Israeli civilian communities and military posts. The dawn attack began when Hamas launched over 5,000 rockets from Gaza into Israel, then used these strategic barrages as cover to breach the border. In this massive surprise onslaught on southern Israel, Hamas terrorists committed unfathomable atrocities, including widespread sexual violence against women and the savage murder of innocents, such as the Bibas brothers—a baby and toddler brutally strangled by hand after taken hostage—that have reverberated globally as a testament to the terrorists' depravity. "

See the interactive map and photos here. Use this interactive map to visit the attack sites, learn the facts, and view the horrors.

https://oct7map.com/

More maps and source materials here...
The October 7 Files: Organized Evil (Government of Israel)

Launched by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ahead of the second anniversary, this site includes declassified Hamas maps marking breach points (e.g., Erez, Nahal Oz, Kerem Shalom) and civilian targets like kibbutzim and kindergartens.
It exposes planning documents with instructions to "kill as many as possible," used in UN briefings and global diplomacy.

• Link: https://october7files.gov.il/ (Official launch via Times of Israel; site hosts sensitive materials with warnings).
  

• Usage: Core to IDF briefings on the 119 breaches and integrated into the October 7 Documentation Center's worldwide exhibits.
  

1. Bearing Witness Archive – National Library of Israel (October 7 Documentation Project)
   
   This authoritative digital archive, a consortium effort with Yad Vashem and the State Archives, catalogs real-time breach maps, satellite imagery of incursions, and forensic data from IDF sources. It preserves over 10,000 artifacts for historical research and is exhibited globally (e.g., at the Israel Museum and ANU Museum of the Jewish People).
   

   • Link: https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/the-october-7-archive
     

   • Usage: Powers exhibits like "The Dawn of Darkness" at the Israel Museum and "October Seventh" at ANU, with maps shown in Tel Aviv and international tours.

These resources counter denialism by providing evidence-based visuals of the breaches (e.g., 3,800 Nukhba forces via key points like Sufa and Nirim) and their impacts on Israeli children and their families.

Source: https://www.ynetnews.com