Harrowing final texts from US family murdered by Hamas terrorists who broke into their safe room and ‘burned’ them

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A family of five has been killed by Hamas and their last stomach-churning texts have been revealed.

Amid the conflict along the Gaza Strip, a family thought they were safe only to be killed hours later.

The family of five had been sheltering in a safe house when they were killed by Hamas and shared their last moments via textCredit: Facebook

The Tov family was killed in their home the same day that the family's grandmother had been killed in her own safehouse — The Tov family was killed in their home the same day that the family’s grandmother had been killed in her own safehouseCredit: Scripps News

'An entire family was killed by evil murderers who shot the children and parents simply because they were Jewish. And this is just one story, among so many. It’s unbearable,' wrote a family friend following their deaths — ‘An entire family was killed by evil murderers who shot the children and parents simply because they were Jewish. And this is just one story, among so many. It’s unbearable,’ wrote a family friend following their deathsCredit: Scripps News

Johnny Siman Tov, his wife Tamar Kedem-Siman Tov, their three children, twin girls Shahar and Arbel and son Omer, and Tov’s mother, Carol Siman Tov were killed on Saturday.

Johnny was an an operations manager and wheat farmer, his wife, Tamar, was a community leader who was running to become head of the Eshkol Regional Council.

Tamar had been deeply ingrained in the community as an advisor to the Ministry of the Interior on regional issues and was the former director of the Bikurim Youth Village for Excellence in Art and Music.

They had been staying in a safe house and believed themselves to be sheltered from the violence being perpetrated outside their home.

Previously living in Kibbutz Nir Oz on the Gaza border, the family fled to a safe house when rockets began touching down near their home.

“Hi guys, we got into the shelter in our house, we are all going OK,” Tov had texted a family member upon arrival.

Then the texts stopped.

The father had been texting his sister, Ranae Butler, while the family was being attacked in their last moments.

“They’re here. They’re burning us. We’re suffocating,” one of the texts read according to The Times of Israel.

The father, mother and three children were later found shot to death in the safe house.

Carol Siman Tov was found killed in her own safe house, also shot and killed.

The family is heartbroken following the news of their loved one’s death.

“Our hearts are shattered,” a family friend, Yishai Lacob, posted on Facebook.

“An entire family was killed by evil murderers who shot the children and parents simply because they were Jewish. And this is just one story, among so many. It’s unbearable.”

Only two days before the family was killed, Tamar was posting on Facebook.

“Love Sukkot!” Tamar shared.

“I enjoy the campaigning and am moved by the support and sympathy of the people I meet.”