By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-10-06 09:41:07 | Updated at 2026-10-06 10:58:22
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The sister of an October 7 massacre victim has condemned anti-Israel protests in London, telling GB News she felt “betrayed” and scared to visit the capital.
Rona Epstein was speaking to the People’s Channel from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, around two miles from the Gaza border, where Hamas terrorists massacred dozens of Israelis during the October 7 attack.
Her brother, Neta Epstein, was sheltering in his safe room with his fiancée when grenades were hurled into the refuge.
Neta jumped on one of the grenades, sacrificing his own life to save his fiancée.
Returning to the kibbutz three years after the massacre, in which 1,200 died, Rona described the experience as “very hard”, saying the destruction of the community remained difficult to see.
Her return to the site comes as the University of London Coalition plans to march on Wednesday, October 7 - the third anniversary of Hamas's brutal attack.
The students plan to walk from King's College London on the Strand to University College London in Holborn from midday.
More than 600 officers will be deployed across London over the coming week, with around half a dozen protests planned.
The sister of an October 7 massacre victim has condemned anti-Israel protests in London
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The Metropolitan Police has successfully urged students to call off a pro-Palestine march planned for the sensitive date.
Discussing the protests in London, Ms Epstein said she felt “betrayed” seeing the marches.
“It is very hard for me even to hear them saying that on the day that I've lost so much.
“(These are) supposedly people that share the same values as me, of human rights, of peace, are saying to support this organisation and flipping against me.
Her comments come as fresh marches are planned for the capital on October 7
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“It was unbelievable. So painful, just burning me from the inside,” she added.
Ms Epstein said the protests made her uneasy when she travelled to the capital.
She said: “When I visited London, I was nervous to take the train. There was a protest there in London. It was hard for me; I would never wear any Jewish symbols on me.”
Addressing the demonstrators, she said: “I just want them to research before they protest.
'It is unbelievable. So painful, just burning me from the inside,' Rona Epstein said of planned marches this week
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“The easy way is to go with the big wave. But I want people to read more, ask more questions, and not take what the media gives them as the whole truth,” the grieving sister explained.
Thinking back to her brother, Ms Epstein described Neta as a caring, cheerful and sociable man who would regularly stop to speak to elderly residents on his way to the kibbutz dining hall.
“He was a man of people,” she said.
“I think this was in his soul. First to protect people and care for others. To put other people above his needs.”
