Doron Katz Asher and her two young daughters were taken captive by Hamas during an attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz. They were put on a tractor and driven to Gaza, where an exchange of fire occurred between the militants and Israeli forces. Katz Asher's mother was killed and she and her youngest daughter were lightly wounded. They were held captive for 16 days in a family's apartment, where they were given coloring pencils and paper to pass the time.