Amir Tibon’s The Gates of Gaza: an eyewitness account of Kibbutz Nahal Oz’s tragedy and Israeli leadership failures
In the aftermath of the October 7 attack, where Hamas militants targeted his kibbutz, Tibon and his family found themselves in a desperate situation, barricaded in a safe room while their neighbors were killed or abducted. This personal ordeal, coupled with his family's dramatic escape facilitated by his parents—Gali and Noam Tibon, a retired Israeli major general—has become emblematic of the broader tragedy, which saw over 1,200 Israelis killed and 251 taken hostage.
