内容摘要：Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her. When she opened her eyes, she saw the bodies of her nephew and his girlfriend but no trace of her boyfriend, Eliya Cohen. Four people, including

Abud survived, protected by the crush of bodies above her. When she opened her eyes, she saw the bodies of her nephew and his girlfriend but no trace of her boyfriend, Eliya Cohen. Four people, including

After 54 days in captivity in Gaza, Liat Atzili was determined to return to her work as a high school history and civics teacher to wrest back control of her identity.“I feel most comfortable and most at ease, and it’s the thing that comes the most naturally for me to be in a classroom,” she said. “It’s a real connection to what I used to be like and what my life was before.”

She counts herself lucky to have been held in an apartment in conditions much better than the hostages kept inStill, during her captivity, Atzili had no idea whether her family had survived.A handprint is seen on a wall damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the house of Liat Atzili and her slain husband in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A handprint is seen on a wall damaged during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the house of Liat Atzili and her slain husband in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)The day after her release as part of a

the Israeli military announced that her husband, Aviv, had been killed and his body was being held in Gaza. Two of her three children were on the kibbutz, and both survived.

The upcoming anniversary is more difficult than Atzili anticipated, a milestone for how much she has lost over the past year. On Oct. 7, she plans for at least part of the day to stay in bed and watch “Dirty Dancing.”Caution tape cordons off townhomes and trees burned by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 13, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A VW van sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)A VW van sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Water is dropped by helicopter on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)Water is dropped by helicopter on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)