Silvia Mirensky, 80, was murdered by Hamas terrorists in her home in Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha on October 7.
When the war broke out in the early morning hours, Mirensky, a widow who lived alone, ran to the safe room until things quieted down.
After a few hours, when it seemed safe, she ventured outside the room to get something to eat. However, at that moment, terrorists threw an explosive into her safe room, setting the house on fire.
Trapped in the burning house, her last words, spoken over the phone to her son, were, “I am burning; I am choking.”
She was found dead the next day.
