After losing his son Shay in Gaza in October 2023, a grieving Rafael now marks his loss by receiving the rifle his son carried—an unbearable final link to a life cut short.

There are things the soul simply cannot absorb without shattering. There are moments that demand tears.😥

Shay Arvas, Raphael’s son, fell in the Namer disaster in Jabalia on October 31st, alongside all his friends who were with him. Since that terrible news arrived, Shay’s room… pic.twitter.com/NgQiEahnZ9

— AMIRAN 🇮🇱 (@Amiran_Zizovi) February 2, 2026