"This is a void that will never be closed": A year after the sons were brought back from Gaza

A year after the return of Oz Daniel, Omer Neutra, and Tamir Nimrodi, may their memory be blessed, for burial in Israel, their mothers share in an extensive interview the days of anxiety and hope, the shattering blow of the hard news, and the unrelenting longing. Mirav Daniel, Oz's mother, describes the delayed mourning process: 142 days during which they thought Oz was alive, until February 2024 when they were informed he was killed on the day of his abduction. In November 2025 he was returned for burial. "The hope ended in February 2024," she says, describing the difficulty of parting at the military cemetery row and the certainty that calmed her soul. She continues to clean his room every week as if Oz is about to return. Iris Neutra, Omer's mother, talks about the funeral in Kiryat Shaul attended by masses, and the feeling that there is no closure: "This is a void that will never be closed." She describes the return to the struggle for the return of Rani Gvili after Omer's burial, and the difficulty of returning to routine. Michal Nimrodi, Tamir's mother, shares the feeling of loss after two years of struggle, and the pain that Tamir was killed by Air Force shelling. "Tamir is here. Not as we wanted, but he is here," she says, describing the moment of parting by the coffin as a disintegrating moment.