"When we got there, we still didn't understand the full picture. We didn't know that people got kidnapped to Gaza. We didn't know how many people got slaughtered. Meanwhile, I'm starting to get messages about friends of mine that were at the Nova Music Festival....unfortunately, those guys, three of them got slaughtered."
Shemtov Hollinger is a reservist with the IDF Special Forces. He's 29 years old and in civilian life is a certified nurse. He currently works at a gaming tech company in account management. He was also a pro basketball player who played for a few Division 3 teams. He studied at Tel Aviv University, enjoys scuba diving, and has just finished a forth round of in reserve duty in the current war against Hamas.