Zach Terry, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida, led a group of 25 people to tour Israel. While the church has taken many trips to Israel, this one was met with the unexpected terrorist attack from Hamas. As a result, the group, along with many other visitors, were unable to fly home to the United States as planned.

David Katz is the deputy general manager of Sar-el tours in Israel.