The men walked onto the nearby light railway. There they encountered civilians and none of them reacted to the men carrying a weapon. They took them to be civilian reservists.

Diana Svertzov, an Israeli rhythmic gymnast who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, was at the light rail station at the time of the attack and told Channel 12 that the terrorists did not seem suspicious and that one of them was wearing a pin representing solidarity with Israelis held hostage in Gaza by the terrorist group Hamas.

“One of them looked at my Olympic necklace and smiled at me. They didn’t look like terrorists. One had an M16 rifle and the other was wearing a polo shirt with a hostage pin. There was no reason to be suspicious. I never thought about what was about to happen,” she says.
In Israel, reservists are often seen carrying rifles in civilian clothes.

Equipping themselves with a pin to show solidarity with the hostages in Gaza showed a sense of purpose.

They carried out one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in a long time.

The six people killed represented an entire world in their own way.

The six victims were named on Wednesday as Revital Bronstein, 24, from Bat Yam; Ilia Nozadze, 42, a Georgian citizen; Shahar Goldman, 30, from Lod; Inbar Segev Vigder, 33, Nadia Sokolenco, 40, and Jonas Chrosis, 26, a Greek citizen. The identity of the last victim was not yet cleared for publication.
Shahar Goldman, a dancer, got married just over a year ago, according to a statement from Lod mayor Yair Revivo.

Inbar Segev Vigder, who also married in 2023, is survived by his son Ari, who was born last December. “I had served in Gaza, and I came especially to be with her during her birth,” recalls her husband Yeari. “She was my greatest love and a wonderful mother, full of light and love.”
Revital Bronstein was honoured on Wednesday by Bat Yam Mayor Zvika Brot as “a brilliant programmer and a gifted cartoonist”.

The sixth victim, Jonas Chrosis, was a Greek citizen living in Jerusalem while studying architecture in Tel Aviv. “He was kind-hearted and sensitive and always helped everyone,” one of his classmates told Channel 12. “He expressed endless optimism in the face of every difficulty he encountered. He was talented, funny and humble. He was always kind to the people around him and was a loyal friend who saw the good in everyone. He was a talented piano player.

Terrorists know how to exploit the trust between civilians. They dress like the others and behave like them until the last minute. By the time people realise who they are, it’s usually too late.

There’s a reason why politicians in the US are calling for armed guards in schools and why there are armed guards at supermarket entrances in Israel.

Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tried to capitalise on the terror and wanted the mosque demolished. But local Israelis vehemently defended it, saying it would destroy neighbourly relations.

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