"I'm a fighter, but there I saw sights I never imagined I would see"

Three years after October 7, officers from the National Center for Land Training (MALI) who rescued survivors from the Nova festival and evacuated 237 fallen return to the difficult moments: "Something of me stayed there," "The feeling of failure accompanies me to this day."

Three years after October 7, 2023, officers from MALI (the National Center for Land Training) return to the difficult moments of rescuing survivors and evacuating fallen from the Nova festival compound. Colonel D. was at his home in the north when he received a report of falls at the base, drove south, and established a task force. A. went out with his company to the field, collected wounded Golani soldiers along the way, and encountered harsh sights on Route 232. D. arrived at the Mashabei Sadeh junction around 11:00, identified fallen police officers and neutralized terrorists, and realized he had entered an active combat zone. By 14:00 they had taken control of the area, searched and located bodies in toilets, refrigerators, and garbage containers. They initially gathered 59 bodies in a police command tent, but ended the night with 237 bodies. Two refrigerated trucks, three regular trucks, and seven vans transported them to Camp Shura. The officers describe operational-ethical dilemmas, a persistent sense of failure, and the change in approach to trauma processing in the IDF following the event.