Her husband was murdered in Be'eri, Israel refuses to let her return: 'Callousness and insensitivity'

Jubal Castalvi, a Filipino caregiver, was in her ninth month of pregnancy when her husband Paul was murdered on October 7 in Kibbutz Be'eri alongside his patient Avitar Kipnis. She gave birth alone, was recognized as a widow of hostile action, and left for the Philippines. Now she seeks to attend the wedding of Avitar's son, Nadav, but the Population Authority refuses, claiming her request does not meet procedure. The family calls it 'callousness and insensitivity.'

Jubal Santiago Castalvi, a Filipino caregiver, was in her ninth month of pregnancy when her husband Paul Vincent Castalvi (42), also a caregiver, was murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, where he stayed beside his patient Avitar Kipnis (65). She hid in a safe room in Kibbutz Or HaNer and survived. Later, she gave birth alone on November 3 to their son Jazen Paul, was recognized as a widow of hostile action, and left for the Philippines. Now, Nadav Kipnis and Sharon Lavon, whose bond with Jubal formed after the massacre, decided to marry in September and invited her to the wedding. The Population and Immigration Authority initially refused to allow her to return to the country, and then forbade her from attending the wedding with her son, demanding she deposit 100,000 shekels. The family recounts the special connection that formed, and attorney Michal Pomerantz from the Ministry of Justice's legal aid stated that the refusal constitutes 'callousness and insensitivity.' The Population Authority stated that her request does not meet procedure requirements, but an appeal has been filed and is being reviewed.

Her husband was murdered in Be'eri, Israel refuses to let her return: 'Callousness and insensitivity'