{"id":26759,"date":"2023-12-13T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/?p=26759"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:49:01","slug":"israeli-soldier-recalls-being-shot-12-times-by-hamas-and-playing-dead-for-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/world-news\/israeli-soldier-recalls-being-shot-12-times-by-hamas-and-playing-dead-for-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli soldier recalls being shot 12 times by Hamas and playing dead for hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Israeli soldier has miraculously survived after being shot 12 times by Hamas during the terror group’s October 7 attack.<\/p>\n

Israel Defense Forces First Lt. Eden Ram had to lay still on the ground among her dead friends as she “waited for the final bullet.”<\/p>\n

She has now opened up about her traumatic experience while stationed at the Urim Southern District Base, where they were ambushed by Hamas operatives.<\/p>\n

Lt Ram recalled how Hamas stormed the base before opening fire.<\/p>\n

She wrote on October7.org: “Throughout this, I was not sure if I was dead or alive.<\/p>\n

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“I felt dead, but I could still see and hear and feel. I waited for the final bullet that would hit and kill me, but it never came.”<\/p>\n

While Lt Ram thought she was about to die, she played dead for hours while Hamas checked the bodies.<\/p>\n

Lying among the bodies, she felt the breath of her friend Sahar who had also survived the attack.<\/p>\n

When the Hamas militants had gone, Sahar helped Lt Ram, who had been shot in her legs, left arm, and shoulder.<\/p>\n

Lt Ram recalled: “I was in so much pain that I couldn\u2019t say a word \u2014 angels came to save me.<\/p>\n

“They took me to Soroka Hospital [in Beer Sheba], and on the way, I immediately asked to call my family and tell them that I was alive against all odds!”<\/p>\n

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She had to have two life-saving operations and doctors also put her on ventilation for the next three days.<\/p>\n

Lt Ram is now walking having had a successful rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

Last week, she received an award from Israel President Isaac Herzog for her bravery on October 7.<\/p>\n

She said: “The difficult moments will accompany me forever. I had hard thoughts about whether I was even alive and if I would be able to hold on, but then a miracle called me.”<\/p>\n

Israel is continuing its military operations in Gaza, including ground operations.<\/p>\n