Terrorists approach to his home: Roy Edan's last documenting
The body of Roy Edan, a photographer for Ynetnews, Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, was identified on Wednesday. Edan, a resident of Kfar Aza near the Gaza border, was shot by Hamas terrorists just minutes into the deadly October 7 massacre in southern Israel.
He will be laid to rest at 11am on Friday at the Moshav Kfar HaRif cemetery in the Yoav Regional Council, beside his wife Smadar, who was also murdered in the attack on their kibbutz.
Roy and Smadar's two children, Michael, 9, and Amalya, 6, survived by hiding in the closets of their home. Their youngest daughter, Abigail, 3, remains unaccounted for and is feared to have been taken to the Gaza Strip along with their neighbors.
During the surprise attack by Hamas, Roy stepped outside his home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza and captured photos of the terrorists who had infiltrated his community using motorized paragliders. He later also captured images of missile and rocket launchers in the area.
Roy returned immediately to his home, where Smadar, his wife, and their three children were. Just seconds after photographing the terrorist squad, she went on a mass murder spree in Kfar Aza.
Edan rushed back home where his wife, Smadar, and their three children awaited. Moments later, terrorists stormed their residence, killing Smadar. Edan, who had been outside with his youngest, was shot dead.
More than 50 residents of Kfar Aza were murdered in the massacre, and 20 others are unaccounted for.