After massacre, settlers help bring new life into world: IDF forces and local paramedics helped save the life of a Palestinian woman and her newly born infant Wednesday, at the settlement [Neve Tzuf] where Fogel relatives are sitting Shiva for the five Israelis brutally murdered last week.Naturally, it was a moment of great happiness and relief--for those who saved the infant as well as for the mother and family--but it was a bittersweet moment as well:
Just as IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz arrived in Neve Tzuf to offer his condolences, a Palestinian cab raced towards the community's entrance. In it, soldiers and paramedics discovered a Palestinian woman in her 20s in advanced stages of labor and facing a life-threatening situation: The umbilical cord was wrapped around the young baby girl's neck, endangering both her and her mother.
The quick action of settler paramedics and IDF troops deployed in the area saved the mother's and baby's life, prompting great excitement and emotions at the site where residents are still mourning the brutal death of five local family members.
"It was touching, but I couldn't help but think that a few meters from there, people were sitting Shiva for another baby, who was murdered," she said. "I was touched to see the face of the new baby, but I also thought about the face of the murdered baby."Among those in need was an Arab terrorist who 2 years ago tried to plant a bomb on the road, but was shot by soldiers.
...The paramedic noted that on the day of the Fogel massacre, settlers saw fireworks and celebrations in nearby Palestinian communities, but added that the local medical team is committed to assisting anyone in need.
As a token of their gratitude, the family named their daughter 'Jude'
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| IDF Corporal Levin and Palestinian baby, Jude |
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