Deadly attacks continue between Hamas and Israel. Meanwhile, an Israeli-American teenager survived a siege on his home by Hamas attackers over the weekend. His parents saved him from the bullets during the attack but they died in the incident.
The family lived on a kibbutz in southern Israel near the border with Gaza. They had less than a minute to seek safety after receiving a warning of an attack.
As fighters attacked their home, they ducked into a small room built to protect them from rocket attacks. Relatives said Shlomi Mathias' hand was cut while trying to keep the fighters out of the room.
As the fighters opened fire into the room, Debbie Mathias told her son Rotem to get down, then he was shot and killed; The bullet passed through him and hit him in the stomach.
Rotem Mathias narrated his ordeal
Relatives told The Associated Press that 16-year-old Rotem Mathias remained pinned under his mother and lay dead for about 30 minutes, then fled to seek shelter under a bed and eventually under a blanket in an adjacent laundry room. hid under.
Twice, Rotem Mathias managed to escape from the fighters, some of whom were laughing.
"The last thing my dad said was that he lost his arm," Rotem Mathias told ABC News in an interview from the hospital. He was being treated for gunshot and shrapnel wounds in the hospital. Mathias further said that then my mother died on top of me.
I was very scared and praying- Rotem
“I just held my breath,” he said. I got it down as much as I could. I didn't move and I was so scared. I didn't make any noise. I prayed to God. I just prayed to God that they wouldn't find me.
The family's ordeal came to light in a group chat on Saturday morning, which began with Sandesh saying they heard voices in Arabic, glass breaking, and gunshots.
For the next 10 hours, relatives, including Deborah Mathias' brother-in-law Eran Shani, his wife, and daughters supported Rotem. They were asking Rotem Mathias about his bleeding levels and called for a doctor to join the call to assess his condition.
Shani told the AP that his wife, a psychiatrist, tried to calm Rotem for several hours before the soldiers arrived. He was bleeding. He accepted defeat. They didn't know whether he would survive or not.
Meanwhile, Mathias's other two daughters, 21-year-old Shir, and 19-year-old Shaked, were hiding separately in their safe room in the kibbutz, just minutes from their parents. He received a message from his mother that fighters were in the kibbutz and that he "should not open the door."
All we could hear were gunshots and people screaming.
“All we could hear was gunshots and people screaming and the sounds of bombs going off, cars exploding,” Shir Mathias said. He recalled how the two sisters were in hiding for more than 12 hours before they were rescued by soldiers.
It's like if you close your eyes, you can think you're in a movie theater, he told the AP. Then you open your eyes and you realize: I'm in my room. I am in my house. This is the truth.
We could hear missiles flying below. We could hear them whistling and exploding. it was crazy. I had never heard of anything like it, it was so scary. As darkness fell, Shaken Mathias set out in search of his sister.
"I packed a bag as quietly as I could and I ran over to my sister's apartment and I knocked on her door," said Matthias, shaken. He thought I was a terrorist. I called his name and then he opened the door. After which we both were together and the first thing I asked him was, do you think... mom and dad are dead? Do you think our brother is okay?
He was almost captured by Hamas fighters, who knocked down his door and shone a torch inside. After the fighters left, Shir Mathias began calling people she could reach before contacting a soldier who came to her home.
Article 370: With the decision of the Supreme Court, development, democracy, and dignity are now established in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Supreme Court has made a historic decision to abrogate Articles 370 and 35 (A). The apex court has upheld the sovereignty and integrity of India. The Supreme Court is completely justified in
'Everyone will be punished...' Yunus Sarkar took big action against those who attacked Hindus after meeting Vikram Misri.
After meeting India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Bangladesh's Mohammad Yunus government has started taking action against those who attacked Hindus. On Monday (December 9, 2024), Vikram Misri
Bigg Boss OTT 3: This famous YouTuber will enter Salman Khan's show, will he give tough competition to TV actors?
All the seasons of the controversial reality show 'Bigg Boss' till now have been huge hits. The 17th season of the show started in January this year. Now the makers are planning 'Bigg
Manohar Joshi: Started politics from RSS, first Chief Minister of Shiv Sena, Manohar Joshi was the 'decent face' of politics.
Former Lok Sabha speaker and first chief minister of the undivided Shiv Sena, Manohar Joshi, died in a Mumbai hospital on Friday. Manohar Joshi was 86 years old and was hospitalized for a long time.
Gonda Train Accident: Horrifying scene seen after the accident, people shudder remembering the screams of the injured.
Time 2 pm. Everywhere in Pikaura village of Mankapur, there was a discussion about the train accident that happened on Thursday. Villagers shudder remembering the horrific scene, scattered bodies, and
Saif Ali Khan Attack: New twist in Saif Ali Khan attack case, accused in 14 days judicial custody
A court here on Wednesday refused to send Bangladeshi national Mohammad Shariful Islam, arrested for allegedly attacking Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife, to police custody and sent him to
IND vs ENG: Rohit Sharma scored the 17th half-century of his test career, and also achieved a big feat
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma scored his 17th Test half-century on the fourth day of the Ranchi Test on Monday and crossed the mark of 9000 runs in his first-class career.
Yograj Singh Statements Against MS Dhoni: A Deep Dive into the Controversy
Introduction
Nipah Virus causes panic like Corona, the number of guests in weddings limited and the opening of shops banned; 175 people in isolation
After the recent death of a 24-year-old youth from the Nipah virus in Kerala, the government has come into action. The Kerala government has created several containment zones in Malappuram and imposed
Bangladesh did not pay the electricity bill of Rs 200 crore, will India switch off the lights? The government responded
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said Bangladesh owes Tripura Rs 200 crore in electricity bills but no decision has been taken so far on stopping the supply. Tripura supplies 60-70 MW of