Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former US President Donald Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who served as Trump's senior advisor, arrived this morning (Thursday) for a visit to show solidarity with Israel, and together with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana toured Kibbutz Kfar Aza.
For about two hours, a kilometer from Shejaiya and while the noise of the cannons rumbled in the background, Ivanka and Jared went door to door and talked with the residents of the kibbutz: Maor Morbia, Shahar Shnorman and Chen Kotler who shared with them their stories and the tragic story of their friends from the kibbutz who were murdered and kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th.
Shahar, who tattooed the date 07.10.23 on his arm, stated that he returned to the kibbutz together with his wife Ayelet Cohen and in fact they are the first and only residents living in Kfar Aza. Chen gave Ivanka a dog tag on which it says: "Kfar Aza is home" who was very moved by the gesture and Maor told them: "We must defeat Hamas so that our children can come back here to play on the lawns. This must not happen again."
The three also heard testimonies from representatives of the IDF, from the soldiers of the Border Guard and the police who eliminated terrorists on 7.10 and saved the lives of many Israelis, and from ZAKA volunteers who were active in the field.
At the end of the tour, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump thanked the residents and representatives of the security and rescue forces and presented them with a unique medallion.
Jared Kushner said to the female fighters and police officers: "Thank you for sharing your stories with us. I am humbled to be here by your side and to hear about your acts of heroism. What you did had a huge impact. I thank you and appreciate you."