(Times of Israel) On Dec. 13, off-duty paramedic Yuval Hizkiya was on her way out of Gaza in a convoy when the tank in front her was hit by an anti-tank missile, killing Elisha Loewenstern and seriously injuring Shachar Shiloni. Hizkiya rushed out to tend to Shiloni, who had lost a leg. She took him behind a wall and applied a tourniquet to his wounds while shooting at approaching terrorists. Shiloni remained unconscious for three days before waking up, and is now in rehab. Hizkiya visits him whenever she leaves Gaza. The war has seen unprecedented engagement of women in active combat.
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