Home          Archives           Jerusalem Center Homepage       View the current issue           Jerusalem Center Videos           
Back

Under Fire in Gaza, Paramedic Saves Wounded IDF Soldier


(Times of Israel) On Dec. 13, off-duty paramedic Yuval Hizkiya was on her way out of Gaza in a convoy when the tank in front her was hit by an anti-tank missile, killing Elisha Loewenstern and seriously injuring Shachar Shiloni. Hizkiya rushed out to tend to Shiloni, who had lost a leg. She took him behind a wall and applied a tourniquet to his wounds while shooting at approaching terrorists. Shiloni remained unconscious for three days before waking up, and is now in rehab. Hizkiya visits him whenever she leaves Gaza. The war has seen unprecedented engagement of women in active combat.
2024-01-22 00:00:00
Full Article

Subscribe to
Daily Alert

Name:  
Email:  

Subscribe to Jerusalem Issue Briefs

Name:  
Email: