The terrorists who left seven dead in an attack with knives and firearms were stopped by a hero who chased them in sandals and shot one of them dead.
Lev Kreitman was eating schnitzel in Tel Aviv’s old Jaffa port area on Tuesday night when he heard gunshots.
Without hesitation, he ran to the light rail station where the two Hamas members, Mohammad Mesek and Ahmed Himouni, were killing anyone they crossed.
Kreitman, who saved 20 people from the Nova massacre last year before serving in Gaza, pulled out his gun and confronted the attackers, shooting one of them dead.
The images show him running after them while shooting, forcing the other to flee. He treated the wounded before the emergency services arrived and the second terrorist was eliminated shortly afterwards by the security services.
Lev, who saved 20 people from the Nova massacre last year before serving in Gaza, pulled out his gun and confronted the attackers, shooting one of them dead.
Two armed men on the streets of Tel Aviv during the attack.
Incredible footage shows him running after them in sandals while shooting and forcing the other to flee.
Lev is seen running for cover after firing several shots during the attack.
Authorities later confirmed that seven people had been killed and 11 wounded in the attack, which came just minutes before Iran’s terrifying 180-missile attack on Israel.
Mr Kreitman said: ‘I live right above the train station. I had just finished work and I was hungry, so I went down to the restaurant and that’s when I heard gunshots. I’ve been serving in Gaza for the last six months, doing reconnaissance, looking for tunnels, and we lost a dear brother in our platoon, so I recognized the noise instantly. It is unmistakable.
‘I carry a gun in Israel because the reality is that something is always going to happen and I am on reserve duty. In any case, the fact of having left Gaza put me on alert.”
When asked if he was a hero, he replied: “It’s very flattering but it feels strange.” I don’t feel like a hero.’
And referring to his footwear, which has gone viral in Israel, Mr. Kreitman said: “I always wear these sandals.”
Chilling footage shows the two terrorists stalking victims at the station in their deadly attack just a day before the Jewish New Year.
Among his victims was Inbar Segev Vigder, 33, who was killed while protecting her nine-month-old son Ari, and surprisingly managed to protect him.
Lev Kraitman was eating schnitzel in the old port area of Tel Aviv when he heard gunshots.
Commenting on his footwear, which has gone viral in Israel, Lev said: “I always wear these sandals.”
Magen David Adom – Israel’s national emergency services – announced that the “terrorist” incident in Jaffa caused multiple casualties.
It’s not the first time Lev has become a hero after saving 20 people from death at the Nova festival on October 7.
Her heartbroken husband, Yeari, said: “I spoke to her minutes before the attack. I knew she was on her way home and when I heard about the shooting, I called her but she didn’t answer.
He began desperately searching for his wife and son and finally found his son unharmed at Wolfson Medical Center. He was safe, without a scratch, because he was strapped to her in the baby carrier.
He said, ‘That’s our miracle. After hours of searching, the police came to inform me that she had been killed. “She was an incredible person, a wonderful mother who gave everything for Ari and me.”
Witness Arik Marchenkov, 22, said: “It’s a miracle the baby survived, with all the bullets flying.” The mother received the blows and he was unharmed.’
Georgian truck driver Ilia Nozadze, 42, married and father of two, was shot three times and rushed to hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.
Newlywed Shahar Goldman, 30, was also killed, as was the mother of one of them, Nadia Sokolenco, 40, Ionas Karussis, 26, a dual Greek and Israeli citizen, and Revital Bronstein, of 24 years old. be named.
