SA families caught up in horror Israel attack as relatives shot dead

Two SA families have described the horror moments they learnt their relatives had been caught up in Hamas’ horrifying attack on Israel, with one family member shot dead in the street.

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An Adelaide mum has described the harrowing moment her family narrowly escaped being victims of Hamas’ horrifying attack on Israel.

Adi Alpron and her SA family moved to Israel just months ago and spoke of the fear they are now living through, with the war forcing them to flee their home away from relatives, who are among the thousands under attack.

“My little boy was born in Adelaide and they have never been exposed to anything like this, the sirens,” she told 9News Adelaide.

“They are OK, they want to go back home, home to Adelaide.”

An Adelaide family, including mum Adi Alpron, left, who moved to Israel just months ago has spoken of the fear they're now living through. The war forcing them to flee their home, away from relatives who are among the thousands under attack. Picture: 9News

Adi Alpron and her family previously lived in Adelaide. Picture: 9News

After 12 years living at Flagstaff Hill, Ms Alpron moved with her husband and young sons earlier this year to be closer to family, a decision she said she now regrets.

“I have to be honest, yesterday morning for a brief second, I thought, okay, I just want to order a plane ticket and go back to Adelaide,” she said.

Right now the family are safe, having fled to a friend’s place in the north, but other relatives are still in hiding.

“They have terrorists in their house, smashing the house, and they spent eight hours in a shelter while the terrorists were outside,” she said.

Another Adelaide mum, Sigalit Levin, said she was grieving the loss of her cousin, a father of two, who was shot dead in the street.

“He went outside to them and unfortunately the terrorists were dressed up in Israeli army uniforms and he was murdered there and then,” she said.

Adi Alpron, who moved to Israel with her family just months ago has spoken of the fear they're now living through. The war forcing them to flee their home, away from relatives who are among the thousands under attack. Picture: 9News

Aldi Alpron’s family. Picture: 9News

Ms Alpron said other relatives were among the hundreds of festival goers attacked by Hamas.

“My cousin and his partner was in the party, they needed to hide, like eight hours in the bush so no one could see them,” she said.