Noam Abramovich was one of the IDF observers serving in the Nahal Oz outpost on October 7th.
This is her story:
“It started like everyone else with the 6:30 am rocket barrage,” Adva Abramovich (Noam’s mother) explained. “I texted Noam to check what’s up with her and if she’s in a safe place. And she calls us and says it’s very, very scary and she loves us and it doesn’t matter what happens and at this point we don’t understand what she’s saying at all.”
I spoke to her at 6:36 and then she told me that there was a raid on the base, adding "Mom, I love you."
I told her to hide and she told me, "There are terrorists speaking in Arabic and screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ and it’s crazy scary, I love you no matter what happens.” We corresponded with her until 7:34, after which Hamas terrorists entered the shelter, sprayed them, threw a grenade, those who were kidnapped were kidnapped, those who managed to escape ran away and the rest were corpses.”
This is what her mother Adva wrote in a heart-wrenching Facebook post, just days before her friends were finally freed from Hamas monsters:
"Noamik,
When they announced the deal - Trump tweeted it first - we felt a moment of joy, though we're still praying it becomes reality. The house could breathe again briefly.
It's wonderful they're returning and devastating because you won't. Joy crashed head-on into grief as this horrible reality hit us again. Like a pile-up on Route 232, every emotion collided - sadness, joy, anger, guilt, anxiety, relief, helplessness, strength, everything. And some still won't return, breaking our hearts even as we celebrate those who will. The only crucial thing is that everyone comes home. Down to the last body. God help us if not."
