Brit mum and teen daughters found 'cuddled together' after being killed by Hamas
The bodies of a British mum and her two teenage daughters were found "cuddled together" after they were all killed by Hamas militants on October 7.
Lianne Sharabi, 48, and her two teenage daughters Noiya, 16, and Yahel, 13, were killed when militants stormed their home in Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel. In a chilling last text, the Bristol-born mum-of-two told worried family members: "I can hear them. They are here at our house. They are shooting and shouting 'Die Israel'. Please call for help."
The woman's parents, Gill and Pete Brisley said Lianne was a "devoted mother" who "tried to protect her daughters to the end". They added: "Lianne was doing what a mother would do - holding her babies in her arms." Mrs Brisley said knowing that the three women died holding each other was "a small comfort", adding she hopes they did not suffer and it was "a quick death".
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Lianne pictured with her husband Eli and daughter Noiya (FAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXS)The heartbroken parents, who live in Bridgend, Wales, spoke to the BBC about their daughter and grandchildren, with Mrs Brisley saying: "Our three beautiful girls are no longer with us." She added Lianne was a "wonderful" person and said that Israel was a "very friendly" and "a lovely place to bring up a family".
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They said they became worried when they first saw the news of the October 7 attack on TV. Mr Brisley explained: "I switched on the TV, saw there was trouble, sent messages to Lianne to ask her if she was OK, and there was no response. I think by then she had already gone. Their house was one of the nearest to the fence where the Hamas soldiers came in. Everybody on the street was killed or badly injured."
Lianne met her husband Eli in Israel after she first went to stay on a kibbutz aged just 19. The pair were married in Britain, going on to have daughters Yehal and Noiya together who were British citizens. They lived in the Kibbutz Be’eri, near the border with Gaza in the south of Israel and were used to rocket attacks. However, their shocked family said nothing could have prepared them for the attack on October 7 which unfolded via a flurry of chilling texts and phone calls.
Relative Raz Matalon said: "Early on Saturday morning when Hamas fired all the missiles at Israel we called Eli and Lianne and other members of the family, like we always do. Lianne told us this was not like a usual missile attack. It was different. She said she had heard shooting and hand grenades exploding and that the noise of gunfire was getting closer. Then she said: 'We have to be quiet because they are near.’"
At least 1,400 Israelis were killed in the Hamas attack when gunmen infiltrated communities near the Gaza Strip. The latest official figures from Palestine show that 8,306 people have been killed and 21,048 have been wounded in Gaza since October 7.
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