Goldin family

Oren Set Out to Check the Gate and Never Returned

Goldin family

Oren, a kibbutz security squad member, was dispatched to determine the source of smoke rising at the kibbutz gate adjacent to his home. Unbeknownst to him, he walked into a terrorist ambush. He was killed, and his body taken to Gaza. His wife, Oshrit, sheltered for hours with their young twins. Nine months later, his body was recovered by the IDF

The Goldin Family: Oshrit, Oren, and Their Twin Children, Aviv and Hilli

Oren Set Out to Check the Gate and Never Returned

Goldin family

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06:31
06:48
07:15
07:29
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~09:30
~17:00
~20:30

The sequence of events

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06:31

Red Alerts in Nir Yitzhak

06:48

Oren Prepares to Deploy

07:15

Arson Near the Goldin's House

07:29

Oren is Killed

~07:45

Security Squad Members Discover Oren

~09:30

Grenade Thrown Into the Family’s Home

~17:00

Evacuating the Family to Another Home

~20:30

The Family Spends the Night in a Protected Area

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Oren and Oshrit wake to the piercing sound of Red Alert sirens and rush their two-year-old twins, Aviv and Hilli, into the safe room. As heavy gunfire continues, Oren replies his friends, who ask what's happening: "I asked Yaron (the Military Ongoing Security Coordinator - Ravshatz), but he hasn't replied yet. Ynet News says rocket barrages were fired at Rishon and Tel Aviv," he replies.

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From Oren Goldin's WhatsApp Friends Group
Altman
Goldin, aren't you registered in the Security Squad? What's going on here?
06:38 07/10/2023
Oren
I asked Yaron, he hasn't answered yet.
06:38 07/10/2023
Oren
On Ynet news, it says they are launching rockets at both Rishon and Tel Aviv
06:39 07/10/2023
Altman
Yes I see it on Telegram, but the launching won't stop, strange
06:41 07/10/2023
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Tal Chaimi, head of the community's security squad and deputy Ravshatz, directs the 11 squad members, including Oren, to activate their walkie talkies, gear up with vests, and prepare to deploy

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From Nir Yitzhak's Security Squad WhatsApp Group
Troop 1
I recommend to turn on the walkie talkies
06:44 07/10/2023
Troop 2
I'm home
06:46 07/10/2023
Tal Chaimi
At home
06:46 07/10/2023
Troop 4
I'm home
06:48 07/10/2023
Tal Chaimi
everybody prepare your equipment. Weapon vest and helmet and stay alerted. Do not go out
06:48 07/10/2023
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The terrorists arrive at the kibbutz entrance near the Polishak factory, setting fire to plastic rolls. From their home adjacent to the Kibbutz gate, Oren and Oshrit catch the scent of burning

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Smoke in Kibbutz
Smoke in Kibbutz Photo: Courtesy of Nir Yitzhak
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    Documentation of the Arson Near the Kibbutz Gate Photo: Security Camera
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    Oren is sent to check the gate, where smoke is rising. Minutes later, contact with him is lost. As he reaches the area, he walks into a terrorist ambush and is hit by sniper fire

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    As Oren stops responding, Nir Yitzhak’s Ravshatz deputies, Tal Chaimi and Lior rudaeff, search for him. They reach the gate, scan the area, and find his lifeless body. Unable to retrieve him, they cover him. Later that day, terrorists seize Oren's body and take it to Gaza

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    Terrorists storm the Goldin family’s home, vandalizing it and leaving it in ruins. Inside the safe room, Oshrit tries to keep the children silent. A grenade is thrown into the house, causing part of the bathroom ceiling to collapse. Fortunately, the terrorists do not enter the safe room and move on to the next house

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    Throughout the day, Oshrit stays in touch with Oren’s brother, Rani, and his wife, Or, who live in another part of the kibbutz. She tells them about the difficulty of being alone with the children in the safe room. With the help of security squad members and arriving soldiers, she and the children relocate to Rani’s home

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    Like the other kibbutz residents, the Goldin family is directed to gather in the fortified kindergartens across the kibbutz. They spend the night there under the protection of security forces.

    The Day After

    10/8/2023

    Oren is Missing

    9.10.2023 at night

    Evacuation to Eilat

    Nov 9, 2023

    Oren Is Officially Declared Killed in Action

    July 24, 2024

    Oren's Body Is Recovered in a Military Operation

    July 28, 2024

    Pine is laid to rest
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    While awaiting evacuation in the fortified kindergarten at the kibbutz, the Goldin family is informed that Oren has been declared missing, along with two other residents—his fellow emergency squad members, Tal Chaimi and Lior rudaeff

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    Oshrit and the children are evacuated by bus to Caesar Hotel in Eilat along with other kibbutz residents

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    Oren's family is notified of his murder on October 7th, with security forces presuming his body is being held in Gaza. Three days later, his family and friends hold a memorial service in the lobby of the Eilat hotel where they were evacuated.

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    Oren, Oshrit and Their Twins Oren, Oshrit and Their Twins
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    During a military operation in Khan Yunis, Oren Goldin’s body is brought back to Israel, along with the remains of four other hostages.

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      “You can't say it's relief, it's closure”: Oren's body is returned to Israel From the “Evening News,” here 11
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      “He didn't come back alive, it doesn't cure the pain”: Oren's good friend, Yair Balberman
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      From an interview here on Network B after Oren's body was rescued to Israel. 25.07.24
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      Hundreds of people arrive to pay final respects to Oren, who was buried in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak where he grew up and was educated

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        Oren's funeral at Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak From the “Evening News” here 11
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        Oren Goldin
        Oren Goldin
        33, Nir Yitzhak
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