On a sunny afternoon in northern Israel, family and friends are mourning the loss of a young man who died trying to stop an unfolding terrorist attack.
But Yuval Kestelman was not killed by the men he was trying to stop.
He was shot dead by one of his own — and his father has nothing but questions.
"A soldier arrived who claims he identified him as a terrorist and it's clear that that's a terrible mistake. A very tragic mistake," Moshe Kestelman told the ABC.
"And the moment that soldier began shooting at him, Yuval understood he was wrongly identified."
In the living room of his home, Moshe sat in a circle, his seat lower than all others in the group. He was sitting Shiva, during the seven-day Jewish mourning period.
The process is aimed at bringing those left behind some spiritual and emotional healing.
But for Yuval's loved ones, the circumstances of his death might make that difficult.
The family has found itself at the centre of a political storm because Yuval was shot by a fellow Israeli.
'He dropped to his knees, he surrendered'
On November 30, two Hamas militants drove to a bus stop at the gateway to Jerusalem and opened fire, killing three Israelis.
Yuval Kestelman, a lawyer and a former Israeli border police officer, was on his way to work at the Civil Service Commission.
Hearing the gunshots, he jumped from his car and ran across four lanes, shooting at and killing the attackers with his handgun.
But another commuter – an Israeli outpost settler and army reservist named Aviad Farija – saw Yuval with a gun and allegedly started shooting at him.
CCTV cameras show that Yuval threw down his gun and put his hands in the air to show he was no threat.
Realising that he was being confused as a Palestinian attacker, Yuval threw his Israeli ID onto the ground, but Mr Farija allegedly kept shooting.
"He first shouted at them, he raised his hands, he dropped to his knees, he surrendered," Moshe said.
"He threw his gun aside and he saw they continued to shoot so he pulled out his wallet took out his Israeli ID and threw it."
Moshe accepts that his son was misidentified.
What he cannot understand is why Mr Farija allegedly kept shooting at someone who had raised his hands above his head.
Yuval was left to bleed on the street because those standing around thought he was one of the Palestinian attackers.
He was taken to hospital and only later was it understood that he was Jewish and Israeli.
His family was informed in the evening and rushed to the hospital, but Yuval was losing blood faster than it could be replenished and he died soon after.
He was buried the next day on what would have been his 38th birthday.
After October 7, many Israelis arm themselves
Following the Hamas-led attack on the country's south, fear and firearms have flooded Israeli society.
Many Israelis are doubtful the state's security forces can protect them after Hamas militants conquered army bases along the Gaza border and then killed some 900 civilians, as well as approximately 300 soldiers and police.
Israelis have applied for gun licenses in droves.
But with guns in the hands of so many and Israelis as tense as springs, many fear that they are more at risk of being harmed than saved.
The country's ultra-nationalist, right-wing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has long been an advocate of arming Israelis.
Like many members of Israel's right-wing government, Mr Ben-Gvir argues that guns save lives.
Since October 7, the government has relaxed gun ownership rules, sped up the application process for new licenses and supplied military-style rifles to new, rapid-response units staffed by local volunteers.
It has also expanded the criteria for who can carry private firearms, including residents in additional geographical areas and people who received basic combat military training.
According to government data, over 265,000 Israelis applied for a gun licence between October 7 and early December, compared with about 36,000 earlier in the year.
About 85,000 licences and conditional permits have also recently been issued.
Many visitors now say they are shocked by the number of guns they see in the streets in Israel.
These days, it's not unusual to see a man standing at a cafe or pushing a stroller to a daycare centre with an automatic weapon slung over his shoulder.
Some on the left argue that the shooting of Yuval Kestelman shows the danger of having too many guns – that it gives a Wild West culture to Israel.
"We know what the consequences are from having too many guns, too many weapons around," outgoing Labor Party leader Merav Michaeli told the ABC.
"The right wing has been riding the terror attacks in order to incite, to inflame for too many years. This is the danger from which we are trying to avoid."
Mr Ben-Gvir said the shooting of the Hamas gunmen reinforced the need for his policy to arm Jewish Israelis.
"The late Yuval Kastelman is a hero of Israel," he said.
"Thanks to his personal weapon, with which he neutralised the vile terrorists, many lives were saved."
After Yuval's death, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he still supports the policy of easing firearm licensing restrictions.
"The reality of armed civilians is that many times, it saves lives and prevents a big disaster. In the current situation, the policy should be continued," he said.
"We may pay a price for it. That's life."
His comments sparked a public backlash, and Mr Netanyahu later phoned Moshe to tell him he believed his son was a "hero" and his death should be investigated.
'Don't shoot at someone who raises their hands'
Israeli police did not initially open an investigation into Yuval's death, telling the family there was no need for an autopsy because a CT scan showed there were no pieces of metal left in his body.
This was a contradiction of standard procedure for violent deaths in Israel.
The IDF also said they would leave the investigation to the police, but reversed course the next day, announcing they would launch a joint probe with police.
Mr Farija was detained four days later and brought to court.
However, a military judge said that without proof the bullet came from Mr Farija's gun, he likely could not be convicted of killing Yuval.
Moshe agreed for his son's body to be exhumed for an autopsy after a second review of the CT scan showed what appears to be M-16 round and bullet fragments still lodged in Yuval's body.
Israel's state attorney has ordered the justice ministry's police misconduct unit to open a probe into the conduct of the police investigative team probing Yuval's death.
Human rights organisations have long lambasted Israeli security forces for what they describe as an unwritten shoot-to-kill policy supported by right-wing Israeli politicians.
In 2016, Amnesty International documented 15 cases in which Palestinians were deliberately shot dead in one year, despite posing no imminent threat to life, in what appear to be extrajudicial executions.
For an Israeli to be caught in that net has raised the army's concerns.
"We emphasise the necessity to adhere to the basic rules in these complicated situations, shooting in a civilian environment," the Israeli Army's chief of staff Hertzi Halevi declared after Yuval died.
"Don't rush to shoot when the risk lessens. And we don't shoot at someone who raises their hands."
These words are too late for Moshe Kestelmen and the crowd sitting quietly in his house in northern Israel.
"If the person who shot him had acted according to the rules of engagement, then this situation would have been avoided. It’s possible my son would have been injured, but he would be alive," Moshe Kestelman said.
"Yuval was my first born," he said, looking through a photo album stuffed with pictures of the child he raised and loved.
"I was very proud of him.
"He reached achievements that really, I admit, I didn't dream he would achieve."