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EPISODE · Oct 7, 2024 · 34 MIN

'Like Taken Out of a War Movie': Oct. 7 Paramedic Recounts Danger, Horror Amid Hamas' Diabolical Terror Attack

from Newsmakers · host CBN News

"I have never imagined it [would] be a year of war." That's what Dr. Shafir Botner, a veteran helicopter paramedic and director of Magen David Adom’s Paramedic School, told CBN News while reflecting on the one-year anniversary of Hamas' horrific Oct. 7 terror attack. Botner, who has seen many things over his more than two decades helping those in peril, said Israel has always had its struggles and battles, but the past 12 months of war and chaos have been especially intense. "Unfortunately, we can't see the end," he said of the nation's ongoing war against terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah. "Of course, we are more optimistic these days from the day on October 7th, but we still cannot see the end." Botner recalled hearing dozens of sirens last Oct. 7. At first, he assumed it was a false alarm, but once he started being alerted that injuries unfolded, he immediately jumped into action. "I realized it's not a false alarm, and I realized that something big, and different — unusual is happening," he said. "So ... I put on my uniforms, went on my car towards the place they need me." Listen to Botner explain.

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