(Ynet News) Amichai Attali - On Oct. 7, Capt. Elchanan Kalmanson, his brother Menahem, and nephew Shlomi headed south, rescuing one family after another from burning homes in Kibbutz Be'eri before Elchanan was killed by Hamas terrorists. Capt. Adir Portugal was on a post-army trip on Oct. 7. He moved heaven and earth to return, joined a regular battalion, and fell in combat in Gaza. While people worldwide flee disaster zones, countless Israelis caught abroad at the outbreak of the war returned on chartered planes to enlist. Adir, Elchanan and others like them are why we stay here. Not because we sanctify death, but because this is the human material that lives here and whom we want to be alongside. So many put everything aside, ready to sacrifice their businesses, livelihoods, family lives, vacations and holidays. They are willing to sacrifice their lives without hesitation for everyone else. Israel isn't a perfect place, but no other place has such raw material. It is this pure Israeli spirit that jumps in unconditionally, without asking questions, and does everything to lend a hand - to take this enormous blow and turn it into a mission of rebuilding will be the foundation of our lives in the coming years. We will rebuild Israel as a nation of living heroes.
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