Yoel Berger and Marina Almagor

Marina left the safe room after her dog - murdered

Yoel Berger and Marina Almagor

80-year-old Yoel Berger was outside the safe room when terrorists approached his home in Netiv HaAsara. A terrorist saw him, shot him, and severely wounded him. Believing he was dead, they entered the house and moved to the safe room. When 76-year-old Marina Almagor's dog ran out, she followed, and a terrorist shot her in the head.

Yoel Berger and Marina Almagor

Marina left the safe room after her dog - murdered

Yoel Berger and Marina Almagor

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06:29
06:37
07:00
~10:40

The sequence of events

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06:29

Red Color Alarms

06:37

Terrorists infiltrate Netiv HaAsara

07:00

The terrorist shoots at the house.

Terrorists enter and murder Marina

Yoel records himself and calls for rescue

~10:40

The security squad rescue Yoel

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Yoel and Marina woke up to the alarms

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Terrorists infiltrate Netiv HaAsara from the air using paragliders. one of them reaches the home of Yoel and Marina

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Yoel's house
Yoel's house Photo: Kan News
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The terrorist shoots into Yoel and Marina's house. Yoel, who was on his way to the safe room and passed through the living room, was severely injured by four bullets.

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The shooting marks in the house.
The shooting marks in the house. Photo: Kan News
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    Yoel tells about the moments of the shooting and his injury. Photo: Kan News
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    The terrorists notice Yoel lying bleeding and presumably think he is dead. They continue toward the safe room. Marina's dog runs outside, and she, unaware that there are terrorists in the house, runs after it. The terrorist waits for her at the entrance and shoots her in the head at close range.

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      Yoel describes the moments when the terrorists thought he was already dead and proceeded to Marina. Photo: Kan News
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      While lying in a pool of blood, Yoel decides to take pictures of his injury and send it to his friends, fearing that no one would come to rescue him

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      Yoel records his injury and sends it to his friends
      Yoel records his injury and sends it to his friends
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      Three members of the security squad arrive at Yoel's house and rescue him. They, Itamar Ravivo, Amnon Ziv, and Itai Levy, carefully lift Yoel and carry him outside. They drive him to Zikim junction, where they meet an ambulance that takes him to the hospital.

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        Members of the security squad rescue injured Yoel from his home

        The Day After

        Two months after

        After a long rehabilitation, Yoel gets back on his feet

        Two months after

        Temporary residence in Moshav Bitzaron
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        After being severely injured, Yoel undergoes intensive rehabilitation. Initially, he uses a wheelchair, then a walker, until, to everyone’s surprise, he is able to walk fully again within two months.

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        Yoel moves to live in a house in Moshav Bitzaron donated by civilians for the survivors of the massacre

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