'Until the hostages return, we're not in post-trauma, we're in active trauma'

'Until the hostages return, we're not in post-trauma, we're in active trauma'

Shahar Gotshtat Lahav's good friend, Yagev Buchshtab, was taken hostage to Gaza on October 7. That morning, he texted her that he and his wife are dying of fear, but that he hopes she's managing with her baby. He was later killed in captivity, and her reply to him has been left on 'unread' to this day