Marcel Talia

The boys found their mother's body

Marcel Talia

Simchat Torah was a time of double joy for the Ben Zur family as Liora gave birth to Asif. Her mother, Marcel Talia, 65, was helping with the children in Ein Hashlosha. After the first alarm, contact with her was lost. Her sons found her body, barefoot, beside the snacks she had prepared for her grandchildren

Marcel Talia and her grandson

The boys found their mother's body

Marcel Talia

Minute by Minute Circle
06:30
~06:47
~06:50
07:30
~08:45
~11:40
12:30
~12:50
14:37
~15:00

The sequence of events

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06:30

Red color in Ein HaShlosha

~06:47

Marcel goes to her grandchildren

~06:50

Marcel is murdered by the terrorists

07:30

Marcel does not answer

~08:45

Leora calls her brother

~11:40

Park the vehicle at a safe distance to avoid RPG risk

12:30

Bezalel and Yedidiya arrive at the kibbutz

~12:50

The boys find their mother's body

14:37

Bezalel and Yedidiya join the emergency squad

~15:00

Dor informs Liora of her mother's death

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Marcel Talia, a resident of the Talia farm in southern Har Hevron, was staying on Simchat Torah at Ein HaShlosha, where her daughter Leora lives. The alarms caught Talia in a separate apartment where she was staying. She goes into the safe room and waits for a remission to go to Leora's apartment

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With a brief pause in the alarms, Marcel heads towards the home of her daughter Leora and her husband Dore. She is barefoot and carrying snacks for her grandchildren. Dore and Marcel's grandchildren are in the safe room while Leora is in the hospital after giving birth to her daughter, Asif

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Terrorists infiltrating the kibbutz encounter Marcel on the walkway next to her apartment and shoot dozens of bullets at her

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The place where Marcel was murdered
The place where Marcel was murdered Photo: Kan News
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When she is in hospital after giving birth, daughter Leora tries to call her mother repeatedly without success

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Liora calls her brother Bezalel and tells him that terrorists have infiltrated the kibbutz and that she is unable to contact the mother of the family. Bezalel and his brother Yedidiya, who are at the same time on the family farm in the south of Mount Hebron, decide to set off towards the kibbutz

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Liora Ben Tzur
Liora Ben Tzur Photo: Kan News
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    Description of the conversation between Leora and her brother Photograph: Evening News
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    Liora, who has set up a kind of situation room in the hospital, briefs her brother on the ways to access the kibbutz and the location of the terrorists. Upon arriving at the Otef, the brothers decide to park the vehicle in the orchards close to Kibbutz Nir Oz and walk from there to Ein HaShlosha. “I know they're strong with RPGs. I know that with RPG - for them, a car that comes is a target, so we decide to proceed on foot,” Bezalel explained their decision

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    Bezalel and Yedidya Talia
    Bezalel and Yedidya Talia Photo: Kan News
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      The WhatsApp message with directions that Liora sent to her brothers Photograph: Evening News
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      Correspondence between Liora and her two brothers Bezalel and Yedidiya
      Liora
      A number of points to note:
      12:06 07/10/2023
      Liora
      The terrorists entered through the gate of the kibbutz, probably the rear. There's a good chance there's a Hamas guard at the front gate. Pay attention
      12:06 07/10/2023
      Liora
      The firefight between Hamas and the security squad is on the southern side of the kibbutz, in the more “new” neighborhood. Our side is relatively quiet from what I understand.
      12:06 07/10/2023
      Liora
      Mom is staying in an apartment similar to the one you stayed in. Go straight from there, pass the house with the red roofs, and head towards the smaller units. She is there.
      12:06 07/10/2023
      Liora
      We have them now! Near the house!
      12:06 07/10/2023
      Liura
      There are terrorists
      12:06 07/10/2023
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      Liora informs the emergency squad members on the kibbutz that her brothers are on their way, so they won't be suspected as terrorists. After a long walk, Bezalel and his friends enter the kibbutz.

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      Bezalel and Yedidya find the body of their mother Marcel near the house where she was staying. “I felt the body cold,” says Bezalel

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        Bezalel and her friends describe how they found their mother's body in the kibbutz. Photograph: Evening News
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        Bezalel and Yedidiya decide to team up with the kibbutz's emergency squad to purge the kibbutz of terrorists

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        Correspondence between Leora and her husband Dor
        Liora
        Baby, my brothers joined the emergency squad
        14:37 07/10/2023
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        "I have bad news", Dor tells Liora and informs her that her mother was murdered

        The Day After

        10/8/23

        Marcel is laid to rest

        10/9/2023

        The family temporarily moves to the farm
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        Marcel Talia's funeral is held at the cemetery in Susiya

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        The family members move to the family farm in the south of Mount Hebron

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        The family farm in the south of Mount Hebron. The family farm in the south of Mount Hebron. Photo: From the Arab News
        Stories of Ein Hashlosha
        Fallen Names
        Talia Marcel
        Talia Marcel
        65, Chavat Talia
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