The Idan Family

Nahal Oz · October 7, 2023

The livestream from inside the Idan family home (The Australian)

The Idan family was at home in Nahal Oz when Hamas terrorists entered the community.

The family went into their safe room.

Tsachi held the door shut, trying to keep the terrorists from getting inside. His 18-year-old daughter, Maayan, helped him hold it closed.

The terrorists shot through the door.

Maayan was killed. (1)(2)

She had celebrated her 18th birthday only days earlier. Balloons from her birthday were still in the house. (1)

The terrorists took a phone from inside the house and began livestreaming the family to Facebook. (3)

Inside the Idan Family Home

Footage from the livestream broadcast from inside the house during the attack (Social media · §27A Israel).

Relatives, friends and people who knew the family watched the livestream and saw what was happening inside the house.

The children asked whether they were going to die and what would happen to them.

Their parents tried to answer while trying to protect them and keep them calm. (3)

Yuval Idan tells the story from her own perspective, in "The Children of October 7."

The terrorists eventually took Tsachi from the house and abducted him to Gaza. (4)

He was held hostage for 509 days. (5)

Tsachi was killed in captivity on December 4, 2023, according to Israeli authorities.

His body was returned to Israel on February 27, 2025, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire and hostage-release agreement. (5)

He was 49 years old. (4)

Gali Idan speaks with her daughter while Tsachi was still being held hostage in Gaza.