Officer Recounts Harrowing Hamas Attack, Severe Injuries, and Lasting Trauma
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Police officer Amit Gur recounts her severe injuries sustained during the October 7th Hamas attack while fighting terrorists, detailing the loss of function in her hands and the ongoing psychological trauma. She also shares her efforts to memorialize a fallen colleague and find strength in faith.
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- Officer Amit Gur was severely injured fighting terrorists on October 7th.
- She sustained permanent damage to both hands, impacting her daily life.
- Gur experiences ongoing psychological trauma and flashbacks from the attack.
- She is actively memorializing Sergeant Major Yehuda Keder, who fell in battle.
- Gur has found strength in faith and family despite her injuries.
Amit Gur, a 29-year-old police officer from Ofakim, described her severe injuries and the psychological trauma she sustained during the October 7th Hamas attack. While in a safe room with her husband and infant daughter, her husband, a police officer, left to respond to reports of terrorists in Ofakim. Gur arranged for her father-in-law to watch their older daughter and volunteered to join a colleague, Sergeant Major Yehuda Keder, to retrieve long weapons. The two set out with limited ammunition, encountering soldiers who warned of terrorists and explosives on the road. Near the Maon Junction, they discovered a car with a deceased woman inside. As they attempted to flee a pursuing terrorist vehicle, they came under heavy fire. After a fierce exchange, during which Keder and Gur neutralized several terrorists, they narrowly escaped an RPG attack by jumping into a ravine. Shortly after, IDF armored vehicles arrived, and together they eliminated the remaining terrorists. Their journey continued towards Ein HaBsor, but they faced renewed gunfire at the entrance to the community. Gur and Keder then decided to assist a policewoman injured in Re'im, encountering more terrorists and intense shooting on their return route via Maon Junction. It was during this engagement that Gur was hit by a bullet in her right hand, which shattered her weapon and caused shrapnel to embed in her fingers, resulting in a loss of sensation. She was evacuated to Soroka Hospital, where she later discovered she had also been shot in her left arm, sustaining nerve damage that severely limits her mobility. Gur learned that Sergeant Major Keder had fallen in the battle where she was wounded. The trauma continues to affect her daily life, triggering anxiety from everyday sounds and situations, and she describes a loss of her maternal connection due to the stress, impacting her ability to care for her daughters. Despite the challenges, Gur and her husband welcomed another daughter a year later, seeking a positive focus. She has also found strength in her religious observance and in memorializing Sergeant Major Keder, whom she describes as a "crazy warrior."
