PM releases new Oct. 7 clip of Hamas gunmen hurling grenade into shelter with father, 2 sons inside

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office releases new footage from Hamas’s October 7 onslaught in an attempt to raise awareness of the terror group’s barbarity on that day, as Israel’s image is repeatedly bludgeoned in the international arena over the prosecution of the war in Gaza.

The clip is CCTV footage from the Tasa family home in Netiv Ha’asara and shows 46-year-old father Gil rushing his two sons Koren, then 12, and Shay, then 8, out of the house and into an outdoor bomb shelter as Hamas gunmen pursue them.

One of the terrorists then hurls a grenade into the shelter, and Gil is then seen lying on the ground after it goes off, apparently having jumped on it to save his two sons.

Koren and Shay — still in their underwear as the attack began at 6:29 in the morning — are then seen walking out of the shelter, passing their father’s lifeless body, as they head back into the house.

Their both bloodied from the grenade fragments, and Shay ultimately lost sight in one of his eyes as a result of the attack.

The two are seen in the living room begging for help while writhing in pain. Unfazed, a terrorist comes inside and takes a beverage from the fridge.

In a statement releasing the footage, Netanyahu’s office says, “⁠Out of respect for the family’s wishes, this video is not for broadcast or distribution inside Israel.”

Before the clip is shown, Netanyahu stands beside Sabine Tesa, whose older son, Or, was also on October 7 during Hamas’s attack on Zikim beach where the 17-year-old had been fishing.

“Sabine’s courage shames these terrorist cowards. She and her children carry scars that I’m afraid will never heal, yet she stands tall with dignity, with strength,” Netanyahu says.

“This film should break every decent heart that still beats. It should silence every lie that still circulates. To the leaders who vilify Israel, I say, ‘Watch this film.’ To the terrorists of Hamas who vow to repeat the October 7 massacre again and again, I say, ‘We won’t let you do it.’ We’ll destroy Hamas. We’ll bring our hostages home because we remember October 7. And so should you,” Netanyahu says.

“When you have an enemy next to you, you cannot sleep [well] at night. You [don’t] know when he will attack. I’m here to show all of the world my story, to show the world the truth that October 7 happened in Israel,” Tesa says.