* Haaretz describes a cruel irony related to Oshri Oz’s death:
Twelve hours after meeting up with an old friend at a reunion of the Sea Scouts in Jaffa, Magen David Adom emergency services paramedic Avi Teiger ended up treating him for critical injuries after a Qassam rocket attack yesterday on Sderot.
The friend, Oshri Oz of Hod Hasharon, died of his wounds a short time later.
* See Israel21c to read how one Israeli-American mother finding strength in Sderot.
* Daily humanitarian efforts to save Palestinian children are proving risky for Magen David Adom. YNet News reports that Israeli paramedics transferring Gaza children to Israeli hospitals work under fire:
“We transfer patients from the Gaza Strip under fire on a daily basis,” said Moshe Vaknin, deputy manager of Lachish region of MDA. “Last week, our medics continued to treat a patient while shells were fired at the terminal at Erez.”
* Israel Radio is boosting its presence in Sderot with a new studio to be completed by the end of this week.
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