Itzik Elgarat

“Danny, this is the end”

Itzik Elgarat

Itzik Elgart, 69, was injured by terrorist gunfire while he was in the safe room. He called his brother Danny and cried for help. Danny tried to instruct Itzik on how to stop the bleeding, but the terrorists' shouting cut off the conversation. Itzik was kidnapped to Gaza and murdered in captivity. His body was returned to Israel after 510 days

Itzik Elgarat

“Danny, this is the end”

Itzik Elgarat

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06:30
~11:10
11:14
11:17
11:24
11:35
11:41
12:10
12:17
16:16

The sequence of events

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06:30

Red Color alarm in Nir Oz

~11:10

Terrorists infiltrate Itzik's home

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11:14

Itzik calls for help

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11:17

The kibbutz residents are trying to send aid to Itzik.

11:24

Danny tries to get in touch with Itzik

11:35

Itzik continues to cry out for help

11:41

Danny and the kibbutz members are trying to send aid to Itzik.

12:10

Itzik kidnapped to Gaza

12:17

Contact with Itzik has been lost. Danny has been trying for hours to send forces to his house

16:16

Itzik's family member: “He's not in the safe room”

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Itzik is staying in the safe room while terrorists break into his home. They are shooting at the safe room door, and Itzik is injured in his hand.

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The bedroom that served as a safe room in Itzik Elgarat's house.
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Itzik calls his brother Danny and informs him that he has been seriously injured in his hand and is bleeding. Dany tries to guide him on how to apply a tourniquet. In the background, Danny hears screams in Arabic, and suddenly, Itzik shouts, "Danny, it's the end." The call disconnects. Danny tries to call him back unsuccessfully. Itzik's daughter calls him and hears screams until the call disconnects.

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    Danny, Itzik Elgarat's brother, recounts their last conversation. Photo: From “At Seven With a Ayala Hasson”
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    The kibbutz messaging app
    Itzik
    Injured. Urgent help
    11:14 07/10/2023
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    Itzik Elgarat's home after he was kidnapped.
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    One of the neighbors alerts via the kibbutz app that Itzik needs help after he was injured in his hand and that he is losing blood.

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    The kibbutz messaging app
    Resident of the kibbutz
    It is urgent to get to Itzik Elgarat; he is injured in his hand and is losing blood
    11:17 07/10/2023
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    Danny tries to communicate with Itzik in every way possible but is unsuccessful. He requests the kibbutz members come to his house immediately.

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    Correspondence between Itzik and his brother Danny
    Danny
    What's up?
    11:24 07/10/2023
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    Itzik continues to request urgent assistance through the kibbutz app.

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    The kibbutz messaging app
    Itzik
    Urgently waiting for help
    11:35 07/10/2023
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    Danny reaches out to Yaron Maor, a resident of Nir Oz who is married to Itzik's niece, Li, asking him to try to get to his house. Yaron tells Danny that he is barricaded and fighting the terrorists.

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      Danny, Itzik Elgarat's brother, tells on their last conversation. Photo: From “At Seven with Ayala Hasson”
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      The kibbutz messaging app
      Resident of the kibbutz
      I informed the police and the fire department that you (Itzik) are waiting for urgent help.
      11:41 07/10/2023
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      Correspondence between Danny Elgarat and Yaron Maor
      Danny
      Hi Yaron, it's Danny. Itzik is injured in the safe room; someone needs to get to him urgently. I hope you are all okay.
      11:41 07/10/2023
      Yaron
      There are terrorists all over the kibbutz. They threw four grenades at me. I managed to take down one terrorist. My house is on fire. He has to take care of himself.
      11:42 07/10/2023
      Danny
      Send a message to the entire kibbutz He loses blood
      11:43 07/10/2023
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      According to phone location tracking that the family conducted during the night, Itzik crossed the Gaza border at 12:10 PM.

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        Danny, Itzik Elgarat's brother, recounts their last conversation. Photo: From “At Seven with a Ayala Hasson”
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        Danny Elgarat, Itzik's niece, and his friends continue to write in the app, alerting that Itzik is injured and needs help.

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        Correspondence between Danny Elgarat and Yaron Maor
        Danny
        Itzik's phone is unresponsive. What's up the army arrived?
        12:17 07/10/2023
        Yaron
        Not that I know
        12:18 07/10/2023
        Danny
        Someone has to get to Itzik Please send a message in the kibbutz app
        12:20 07/10/2023
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        The kibbutz messaging app
        Resident of the kibbutz
        Does anyone know where Itzik Elgarat is?
        12:48 07/10/2023
        Lee Maurer, Itzik's niece
        Itzik Elgarat is injured and bleeding. Has anyone reached him? Please, urgent help! He is no longer available. Has the army arrived??
        13:07 07/10/2023
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        About two hours after the terrorists left the kibbutz, they manage to reach Itzik's home and inform his brother that he is not in the safe room.

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        Correspondence between Danny Elgarat and Yaron Maor
        Danny
        Yaron Is it possible to get to Itzik?
        15:35 07/10/2023
        Yaron
        Yes I am checking
        15:50 07/10/2023
        Yaron
        He is not in the safe room
        16:16 07/10/2023
        Danny
        Have the injured been evacuated?
        16:17 07/10/2023
        Yaron
        Not that I know of
        16:23 07/10/2023
        Danny
        If you're at his house, try to find his ID number. This is the only way to search at the hospitals
        16:27 07/10/2023
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        Itzik Elgert's home after he was kidnapped

        The Day After

        About a month after Itzik was kidnapped

        Itzik's brother arrives at his house and sees the destruction.

        About a month and a half after Itzik was kidnapped

        A sign of life from Itzik

        About five months after Itzik was kidnapped

        Danny meets with senior officials in the Danish government

        27.2.25

        Itzik's Body is returned to Isarel

        3.3.2025

        Itzik Elgarat is laid to rest
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        Danny arrives at Itzik's house in Nir Oz. The bedroom is filled with blood, and the safe room door is riddled with bullet holes.

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        Itzik's house after he was kidnapped. Itzik's house after he was kidnapped. Photo: Danny Elgarat
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        After the return of some of the hostages, Itzik's family receives information that some of them saw him alive and even spoke with him.

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        As part of the efforts to secure the release of the hostages, Danny Elgarat met with the Danish Prime Minister and other senior officials. Itzik holds Danish citizenship, and his two children reside in Denmark.

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        Danny Elgarat, Itzik's brother, meets with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen Danny Elgarat, Itzik's brother, meets with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen Photo: Danish Prime Minister's Office
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        510 Days After he was kidnapped from his home, Itzik's body is returned to Israel as part of the second hostages deal. He was murdered in captivity

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        Itzik Elgarat is laid to rest in Kibbutz Nir Oz, where he lived. He is survived by a brother, two sisters and two children

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