Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carmel Neta and wife Inbal spend time with their children, Dror, 2, and Lily, 7, at home in Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 22, 2024.

HAIFA, Israel — Carmel Neta was on the phone with his mother, Adrienne, when Hamas militants stormed her kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7. He could hear panic in her voice and screams in the distance.