The Full Testimony
Testimony of
Shachar Butzchak
On Saturday morning, alarms and volleys of gunfire woke Shahar and his family. Shahar realized this was unusual and turned on his phone, which had been off for Shabbat. After reading the warnings and announcements from the civil guar, he took his gun and went out towards the gunfire. On the way, he was joined by a soldier on leave and a security guard. The three joined the fighting and were shot by the terrorists. Shahar was wounded. The soldier was killed. The security guard and an off-duty policeman rescued Shahar, and together, they hid in one of the houses. They called MDA- National Emergency Services for help but received no answer. When Shahar realized that help was not coming, he contacted a friend from United Hatzalah. Together with two other members, they rescued Shahar and brought him to Gilat Junction. From there, he was evacuated to Soroka Hospital in serious condition.
Place of the event:
Ofakim
Name:
Shachar Butzchak
Organization:
None
Language:
Hebrew
Credit:
Date: 25.11.2023
Interview: Yiftach Mizrahi
Photography: Moshe Schiff
Video Editing: Barak Luman
Content Editing: Hila Ness
Translation: Ayala Parag
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Dany Zernitsky
The iron scars will remain with everyone who experienced the Shabbat in October; we must deal with them. - Dany Zernitsky
Yaell Malka
Everyone came and left with weapons and were alert and tense. You could feel it in the air. - Yaell Malka
Lina Orlov, Rotem Yaakobi
Three hundred bodies on the road, all around, people shot still inside the vehicle, bodies... and no one is here - Lina Orlov, Rotem Yaakobi
Idan Caspi
I understood that they were aiming for my head. If the balloon hadn't been there, it would have hit my head. - Idan Caspi
Nofar Gahali
No one prepares you— not for this pain nor for the scenarios you've seen there. - Nofar Gahali
Laura Lotem Chezes
“Everything was out, the bedroom, the kitchen. I looked at the living room and saw that they had broken the window there and came through it. I “flew” back to the safe room”. - Laura Lotem Chezes
Tali Hadad
“I said to the guy: "listen, I’m going to get the car and evacuate casualties. He said: “go, your a hero”” - Tali Hadad
