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Lilach Almog talks about the Hamas attack on the police department in her city on Oct. 7, 2023, during an interview at her apartment in Sderot, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Almog, who lives across from the police station that was destroyed during the attack, witnessed the movements of the Hamas militants and Israeli forces from her bedroom window. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Lilach Almog talks about the Hamas attack on the police department in her city on Oct. 7, 2023, during an interview at her apartment in Sderot, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Almog, who lives across from the police station that was destroyed during the attack, witnessed the movements of the Hamas militants and Israeli forces from her bedroom window. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The roadside bomb shelter where Ziv Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, during the attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen at dusk near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The roadside bomb shelter where Ziv Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, during the attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen at dusk near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A member of the Israeli forces walks down a street near where a police station was destroyed during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, as seen from the bedroom window of Lilach Almog's apartment in Sderot, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A member of the Israeli forces walks down a street near where a police station was destroyed during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, as seen from the bedroom window of Lilach Almog's apartment in Sderot, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Shlomo Margalit and his wife, Hanna’le Margalit, talk about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during an interview in their temporary home in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Shlomo Margalit and his wife, Hanna’le Margalit, talk about the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during an interview in their temporary home in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Ziv Abud talks about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Nova music festival during an interview at her house in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, in a roadside bomb shelter near the Kibbutz Reim. Her boyfriend, Eliya Cohen, was taken captive. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Ziv Abud talks about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Nova music festival during an interview at her house in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, in a roadside bomb shelter near the Kibbutz Reim. Her boyfriend, Eliya Cohen, was taken captive. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The front door of the home of Shlomo Margalit and Hanna’le Margalit that was damaged by Hamas militants during their attack on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen at Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The front door of the home of Shlomo Margalit and Hanna’le Margalit that was damaged by Hamas militants during their attack on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen at Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An orchard where Eilat Shalev hid after trying to escape from the Nova music festival during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Shalev went to the festival with her husband, Shai Shalev, who was killed during the attack. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An orchard where Eilat Shalev hid after trying to escape from the Nova music festival during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Shalev went to the festival with her husband, Shai Shalev, who was killed during the attack. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A chair is seen in the safe room of Shlomo Margalit and Hanna’le Margalit’s house, where they stayed for 12 hours during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants on Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A chair is seen in the safe room of Shlomo Margalit and Hanna’le Margalit’s house, where they stayed for 12 hours during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants on Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Liat Atzili talks about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, on Kibbutz Nir Oz during an interview at her temporary home in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Atzili was kidnapped and held hostage for 54 days in Gaza. Her husband, Aviv, was killed and his body was taken to Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Liat Atzili talks about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, on Kibbutz Nir Oz during an interview at her temporary home in Kiryat Gat, Israel, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Atzili was kidnapped and held hostage for 54 days in Gaza. Her husband, Aviv, was killed and his body was taken to Gaza. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A handprint is seen on a wall damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the house of Liat Atzili and her slain husband in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A handprint is seen on a wall damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the house of Liat Atzili and her slain husband in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Bullet holes and shrapnel pockmark the wall of a roadside bomb shelter near Sderot, where the police station was stormed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants in southern Israel, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Bullet holes and shrapnel pockmark the wall of a roadside bomb shelter near Sderot, where the police station was stormed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants in southern Israel, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The outlines of burned cars still mar the tarmac of Road 232 where people attempted to flee the Nova music festival during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The outlines of burned cars still mar the tarmac of Road 232 where people attempted to flee the Nova music festival during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A T-shirt with an image of a couple Antonio Yaniv Macías Montano and Yvonne Eden Patricia Rubio Vargas hangs on a tree at the site where revelers were killed and kidnapped during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, on the Nova music festival, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A T-shirt with an image of a couple Antonio Yaniv Macías Montano and Yvonne Eden Patricia Rubio Vargas hangs on a tree at the site where revelers were killed and kidnapped during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, on the Nova music festival, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A man casts a shadow on the wall as he enters the roadside bomb shelter where Ziv Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A man casts a shadow on the wall as he enters the roadside bomb shelter where Ziv Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her, during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A desk that was damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen in the safe room of Liat Atzili’s house at Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A desk that was damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, is seen in the safe room of Liat Atzili’s house at Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Eilat Shalev talks about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Nova music festival during an interview at her house in a village near Afula, Israel, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Shalev went to the festival with her husband, Shai Shalev. Eilat was able to escape and hide in an orchard, while Shai was killed. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Eilat Shalev talks about the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Nova music festival during an interview at her house in a village near Afula, Israel, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Shalev went to the festival with her husband, Shai Shalev. Eilat was able to escape and hide in an orchard, while Shai was killed. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Sun lights the window of Liat Atzili’s safe room, which was damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Sun lights the window of Liat Atzili’s safe room, which was damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)