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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/10/10/retired-idf-general-recounts-rescue-of-family-during-hamas-attack/
Retired IDF General Recounts Harrowing Rescue of Family during Hamas Attack
(New York Post) Ronny Reyes - Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Noam Tibon, 62, raced to rescue his son and his family, who were hiding in their home near the Gaza border as Hamas terrorists destroyed Kibbutz Nahal Oz. "Trust me, I will come. This is my profession. Nobody, nobody, can stop me," he told his son when he called from the home's safe room. Tibon raced from Tel Aviv to Nahal Oz, about an hour and a half away, stopping along the way to help survivors of the Nova music festival massacre who were running away barefoot. After delivering as many people as he could to a safe location, Tibon arrived at the outskirts of Nahal Oz, where he pulled out a pistol to join IDF fighters chasing away Hamas forces. Spotting injured soldiers, Tibon stopped to help them retreat to a hospital. Although he gave up his car to help transport the wounded, Tibon enlisted the help of another retired general, Israel Ziv. The two men drove into Nahal Oz and joined the IDF in fighting Hamas terrorists in order to free the families barricaded inside their homes. Approaching his son's house, one of his granddaughters recognized his voice on the other side of the armored window, alerting them that he had finally arrived. "Grandfather is here," she shouted.