Hero Israeli policeman who fought Hamas on Oct 7 takes his own life

An Israeli constabulary serviceman who killed much than a twelve Hamas fighters during the Oct 7 massacre has taken his ain life.

Igor Pibenev raced from his station successful Hebron to his location adjacent the Gaza borderline upon proceeding of the violent invasion, sidesplitting militants on the mode and aboriginal helping to organise the civilian defence.

His woman precocious warned of the “silent victims” of the atrocity, referring to those surviving with survivor’s guilt and station traumatic accent disorder.

Mr Pibenev, a begetter of three, recounted however helium stopped his car astatine Urim Junction aft proceeding the dependable of gunfire and confronted 2 equipped men, whom helium identified arsenic Hamas fighters, and changeable them dead.

Within minutes, helium was engaged successful a gunfight with different brace of terrorists.

“After I saw them autumn and not move, I returned to my car and continued to travel,” helium said.

‘Don’t effort to prevention them yourselves’

Overall, helium is believed to person killed 13 Hamas oregon affiliated terrorists connected his mode to beryllium reunited with his household successful the Yated community.

Having arrived, helium ventured retired again to articulation the section unpaid information team.

“We had trained for scenarios similar this but I ne'er imagined we’d look specified a ample fig of terrorists,” helium said.

In February, Hani Liderman-Pibenev, the sergeant’s wife, said connected societal media: “If determination are radical astir you who person been deteriorating since that Shabbat, crook the satellite upside down to marque definite they get nonrecreational assistance and due treatment.

“Don’t effort to prevention them by yourselves.”

Mr Pibenev died connected Tuesday nighttime and his ceremonial was held the pursuing day.

A fig of different survivors of the massacre person taken their ain lives, with immoderate families blaming the Israeli authorities for not doing capable for their payment successful the weeks and months aft the onslaught successful 2023.

Some unsubstantiated reports accidental determination person been dozens of suicides among the survivors of the Nova festival alone.

The Israel Defense Forces has besides reported a crisp summation successful the fig of suicides among its troops, revealing successful January that 28 soldiers had taken their ain lives since the commencement of the war, marking the highest decease toll successful 13 years.

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