Soldier Receives Citation for Courage

(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - The IDF awarded Sgt. Gal Weingarten, a combat soldier in the Kfir Brigade, a special citation on Sunday. On March 8, Weingarten was attacked by two terrorists and stabbed in the neck in the Palestinian village of Yatta near Hebron. Although he was injured, Weingarten killed one of his attackers and wounded the other. Weingarten underwent surgery and received 40 stitches. He returned to his brigade after only a few days of rest.


2012-04-25 00:00:00

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