JUST IN: Playing Dead to Stay Alive: Mazal Tazazo, the Ethiopian-Israeli Survivor Who Embodies Israeli Resilience
Mazal Tazazo, a 35-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli, survived the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led assault by pretending to be dead. As gunmen from Gaza stormed the open-air Supernova Sukkot Gathering near Kibbutz Re’im, spraying bullets into fleeing crowds, Tazazo lay motionless among the lifeless bodies of her closest friends — Danielle and Yochai — whispering desperate prayers and clutching onto the last threads of life. Read More