When Hamas broke into Avital's protected space, they pulled her out of the closet she was hiding in and brought her neighbor's young children, aged four and 15 weeks, into Avital’s home. Not knowing what had befallen their mother, Avital looked after the two youngsters, even as she thought the terrorists were kidnapping them to Gaza.

To ensure his family stayed safe in his home's protected room, Shlomo sacrificed himself, sitting in plain sight in the living room so when Hamas terrorists entered his house and killed him, they didn't think to search for hidden inhabitants.

After Hamas set her house in Kibbutz Holit on fire on October 7, Shir fled her safe room and saved her neighbor, who had passed out trying to escape her home which was already ablaze.

Oz risked his life time and time again to save survivors at the Nova Festival on October 7, making 15 trips in his personal vehicle to the rave grounds, despite the ongoing presence of terrorists, and got 120 people to safety.