Overview
- Bezalel Smotrich said Monday that his son, Benaya Hebron, was seriously injured when a mortar hit his IDF unit last Friday near Lebanon.
- He reported that shrapnel struck his son’s back and stomach and narrowly missed a major blood vessel, citing doctors who called the outcome a “great miracle.”
- Hebron remains hospitalized under treatment, and Smotrich said he expects his son to recover with rehabilitation and return to service.
- Smotrich added that several other soldiers were seriously wounded in the same attack on the Givati Brigade unit.
- A video circulated last week showing Smotrich blessing his son before the operation, and he publicly thanked medical teams, the brigade, and the public for support.