Michal Alon, nurse and National Home Care Director for Leumit Health Services, stayed Friday evening before the murderous attack (7.10.2023) with her family in Zikim Base, where they organized a Shabbat meal for soldiers. The base was attacked and once Michal realized that soldiers were wounded, she left the shelter to treat them.

A soldier suddenly arrived with a helmet and flak jacket. Michal was happy because she thought he came to help her but he turned out to be a terrorist in disguise who pointed a weapon at her and shot three bullets. The terrorist was sure that she was dead… in the exchange of fire, a soldier, Sean, was shot and lost a great deal of blood.

Michal dragged herself out of the shelter and explained to her children how to set a tourniquet on the leg of the wounded soldier. Michal’s family member evacuated the injured soldier as well as the injured Michal on a stretcher.
Thanks to the heroic act of Michal and her family, Sean survived and was hospitalized in the room next to Michal at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.