Heroic Sacrifice: Boston Professor's Daughter and Son-in-Law Give Their Lives to Save Son from Hamas Attack

Deborah Matias, the daughter of a Boston college professor, and her husband were killed while saving their son from a Hamas attack in Israel. The couple's 16-year-old son witnessed the murder of his parents as Hamas militants broke into their home. Deborah shielded her son with her body, taking the bullets and ultimately sacrificing her life to save him. The professor rushed to the hospital to be with his grandson, who survived but was injured. Brandeis University, where the professor teaches, expressed deep sadness and condemned terrorism against innocent civilians. The death toll from the attacks by Hamas militants in Israel has risen to over 700, with retaliatory Israeli attacks on Gaza resulting in over 400 deaths.