Following is a report on the condition of some of the wounded from the Gaza War.

2nd-Lt. Aaron [Yehoshua ben Chaya Shoshana] Karov continues to astound physicians Baruch Hashem, and before Shabbos, he was able to ambulate with the assistance of a walker. If you remember, he sustained a serious head injury in the war and his prognosis was grim at best.  Aaron made international news when his story broke, that he left his wife the morning after their wedding to return to his troops.

Dvir [ben Leah] Bar Chai, 21, a Golani Brigade soldier, was critically wounded in the fighting. His father, Tzviki, reported on erev Shabbos that the family continues tefillos and remain hopeful as he shows very slight signs of improvement. Dvir’s family is calling on Am Yisrael to join in reciting tefillos and tehillim for their son on Tuesday, 9 Shvat (3 Feb) beginning after Mincha, at 5:20PM (Shkia). Tehillim prakim 13, 25, 30, 103, 112, and 142 will be recited.

Li’el [Hoshea ben Miriam] also sustained a serious head injury. In my last reported, I explained that following a day-long surgery, he opened his eyes and said a few words. I spoke with his father, Effie, on Sunday morning, and Li’el has since undergone three surgeries, with the latest yesterday, on Shabbos, lasting three hours. “It is really hard. I am trying to be strong but each surgery gives hope, but then there is another. His head is full of holes” states Effie in a tired voice. I asked how Chagit, Li’el’s young wife is doing. Effie told me he sent her with her parents to a hotel for Shabbos while he and his wife remained with Li’el.

Neriya [ben Rivka] was also seriously wounded and also in Soroka Medical Center, but in a different department that Li’el. He is reportedly speaking with his family.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)