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Lee Sasi: LA woman who survived by hiding under dead bodies during Hamas attack wants 'peace for everyone'

Lee Sasi said she is worried over 'all the protests and the rallies that are going on at the universities'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: A Los Angeles native, Lee Sasi, made an unbelievable escape on October 7 when she was attacked by Hamas militants during a music festival in Israel.

The woman is back in Los Angeles, but she is now quite concerned over growing pro-Palestinian groups in public.

Lee Sasi said she is concerned about the growing anti-semitism at US universities

Sasi shared that she is worried over “all the protests and the rallies that are going on at the universities.”

She added that “it’s really scary” while talking to News Nation. “Especially now more than ever, there should be no hate in this world. I just want peace for everyone," she added.

“I’m grateful to be alive and to live this beautiful life, but the healing process is definitely not easy,” she continued.

“My fiance, my faith, my family and my community is definitely what’s pulling me through each and every day," she further said.

Talking about her escape when she hid among dead bodies to avoid Hamas militants, Sasi said, “When I was inside the bomb shelter hiding under dead bodies while the terrorists were attacking us, I was screaming to Hashem, which is God, and I was screaming to him and telling him that if I come out that I will put my life towards Hashem and be closer to God and keep Shabbat.”

Why is Lee Sasi more devout than ever after the Hamas attack?

Since then, Sasi hasn’t missed one Shabbat. “I feel Hashem around me, I feel the presence, and I feel so grateful. I will always say thank you to Hashem," she said.

“They want our people dead. They want us killed,” one girl at the University of Washington said when her fellow students held a ‘Day of Resistance’ rally for Palestinians in a video posted online.

In her earlier interview, Sasi talked about the horror of the October 7 attack. "There was three people, our friend Alex who came with us, he stood up front, he guarded the entryway of the bomb shelter and they immediately just started shooting at everyone who was in front. Maybe 10 people fell down instantly in front of my eyes,"/she said.

"Then the second thing you know after that, they were throwing grenades. And when the grenade fell it blew up my uncle right in front of my face while he was protecting me," she added.

Lee and the survivors spent seven difficult hours in the shelter, surrounded by the sounds of rockets, gunfire, and the gleeful voices of the attackers, reports MEAWW.