JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, said Monday that his son, Benaya Hebron, was more seriously wounded than first reported when terrorists fired a mortar at his unit along the Lebanese border last Friday.
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Smotrich said shrapnel struck his son’s back and stomach, narrowly missing a major blood vessel. Doctors described the outcome as “a great miracle,” and the young soldier remains in the hospital under treatment.
A video circulated last week showing Smotrich blessing his son before he entered the battlefield, drawing widespread attention online as the family prepared for the operation.
The minister thanked medical personnel, the IDF Givati Brigade, and the public for their support. “Benaya, thank G-d, is strong and determined. With rehabilitation and dedicated care, he will recover and return to full strength and the IDF,” Smotrich said.
Several other soldiers were also seriously injured in the attack. Smotrich noted that, in his role on the wartime cabinet, every military decision carries life-or-death consequences and that he views all soldiers as his sons.
He concluded by expressing faith in Israel’s mission and the hope for victory: “With G-d’s help, with courage, determination, and strength, we will prevail.”
Refuah Shleimah.
Get well soon.
RS besoch shaar cholei yisroel
Refuah Sh’laima.
It’s nice to hear someone in the Government giving thanks to Hashem.
Refuah Shlaima B’korov!
Refuah shelama
What’s his name to daven for him
Benaya Hebron ben ?
refuah shlaima
A minister who puts his money – and more – where his mouth is. He sent his own son into battle for a cause he believes in – ashrecha.
May your son have a Refua Sheleima Bekarov, along with all of his fellow soldiers and all of Klal Yisrael.
May his son have a Refu’a Sheleima. His wife’s name is listed as Revital – so name for Tehilim is Benaya Chevron ben Revital.
Maybe he should stop spewing hate against charedim for learning Torah too