Kipnis family
When the alarms began, Yishai, Yael, and their two children, Dafna and Yoav, rushed into the safe room. Around midday, terrorists attempted to break into their home, but Yishai left the shelter and fired at them with his pistol, driving them away. The following morning, the family was rescued from the kibbutz
Admati Family
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On Friday evening, siblings Dafna (27) and Yoav (24) arrive at Kibbutz Be’eri — Dafna, who serves as an active soldier, and Yoav is on reserve duty — to spend the holiday with their parents, Yishai and Yael. When the alarms begin, Yael and the children retreat to the safe room. Yishai, the head of security at Be’eri’s printing house, steps outside with his personal firearm, surveying the area and documenting the unfolding events in the kibbutz. Mai, the family dog, follows him closely
The residents of Be’eri receive a warning about a terrorist infiltration into the kibbutz. Yishai and the family dog, Mai, return home. Mai runs into the safe room, while Yishai remains outside, patrolling the area around the house. For several hours, he moves in and out of the house intermittently, surveying the surroundings to ensure his family's safety
When terrorists seize control of the eastern section of the kibbutz — the area where the family lives — Yishai returns home. He locks the door behind him and enters the safe room
Terrorists reach the entrance of the Admati family's house. They shatter the outer glass door but fail to break through the wooden one. Hearing the commotion, Mai stands alert by the safe room door. Yishai emerges from the safe room with his firearm, and Mai follows at his side. He fires several rounds at the terrorists, apparently striking them, and they retreat from the scene.
The front door remains open. Yishai returns to the safe room and informs his family that he has fired at the terrorists. The family dog, Mai, runs out of the house and disappears
Throughout the day, Dafna exchanges messages with an acquaintance. At 1:25 p.m., he asks, “Is the army with you?” Dafna replies, “They kidnapped our neighbors.” Meanwhile, Mai, the family dog, arrives at Be’eri’s printing house — Yishai’s workplace — and slips inside. She crawls into an electrical cabinet where a factory employee has been hiding since morning, and stays by her side
The family hears terrorists conversing just outside the safe room. For the next four hours, they listen to the sounds of drilling and explosions echoing nearby
Around ten IDF soldiers arrive at the family’s home and knock on the safe room door. Yishai calls out, “I’m armed. If you’re not soldiers, I’ll shoot.” Eventually, he opens the door, and the family steps outside. They offer the soldiers refreshments. The troops then escort the family to another house in the neighborhood, as the fighting outside rages on
The family is evacuated from the kibbutz and taken by bus to Netivot. From there, they continue to Kibbutz Ein Gedi. Later that day, soldiers reach Be’eri’s printing house and rescue the factory worker who has been hiding there with the Admati's family dog, Mai
The soldiers who find Mai take her to a veterinary clinic in Netivot. Using her microchip, the veterinarian locates the family, and she is soon reunited with them at the hotel for evacuees in Kibbutz Ein Gedi
Be’eri’s printing house resumes operations, and Yishai returns to work. Their children, Yoav and Dafna, go back to their military service
Yishai and Yael return to live in Be’eri with their dog, Mai. About a week later, Mai passes away at the age of seven. According to the veterinarians, she likely died from the effects of the trauma she endured on October 7th
Yoav relocates to Jerusalem, while Dafna moves to Ramat Gan
Dafna, a musician, composes new pieces in the months following October 7, including songs dedicated to the tragedy that befell the kibbutz
