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WATCH: Wounded IDF warrior's homecoming brings community to tears

It's beyond heartwarming to watch these community members come out on a Friday afternoon to welcome one of our own, a brave  IDF soldier who was wounded while fighting in Lebanon. May he have a speedy recovery. 

Evyatar Lazarovitch
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Master Sergeant Evyatar Lazarovitch returned home to Mitzpe Yericho this week, marking a remarkable recovery from injuries that nearly claimed his life in southern Lebanon's battle of Aytaroun.

Lazarovitch, who spent weeks fighting for his life while sedated and ventilated at Beilinson Hospital, was welcomed by hundreds of community members who had been praying for his recovery since that fateful night when six of his fellow soldiers from the Northern Nachal's 228th Alon Brigade made the ultimate sacrifice.

His recovery journey, which included two critical surgeries and intensive rehabilitation at Har HaTzofim Hospital, had been so uncertain that Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu had added the name "Chaim" (meaning "life") to his Hebrew name - a traditional gesture reserved for those in grave danger.

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The emotional homecoming stands in stark contrast to that dark Saturday night when news reached Mitzpe Yericho of the devastating encounter that claimed the lives of Major Eliav Abitbul, Master Sgt. Shaul Moyal, Captain Avi Goldberg, Sergeant First Class Guy Shabtai, Captain Amit Hayut, and Sergeant First Class Gilad Elmaliach.

While their loss weighs heavily on the community, Lazarovitch's return offers a glimmer of hope and resilience in these challenging times.

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This is what it means to be one people: When one of us fights for life, we all fight together. When one of us survives, we all come out in full force, singing and dancing for our brother whom we all prayed for so desperately.

Am Yisrael Chai.

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