{"id":121036,"date":"2023-11-04T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/?p=121036"},"modified":"2023-11-04T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T11:39:58","slug":"courageous-father-sacrifices-his-life-to-protect-family-from-hamas-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uklevitrasupport.com\/world-news\/courageous-father-sacrifices-his-life-to-protect-family-from-hamas-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Courageous father sacrifices his life to protect family from Hamas massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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But now the happy family has been destroyed: Yahav is dead, a victim of the brutal dawn massacre unleashed by Hamas terrorists on October 7.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old artist sacrificed his life so his beloved wife and month-old baby Shaya could live.<\/p>\n

As the jihadis attacked, Shaylee, 34, cradled her baby whose every scream alerted Hamas to their position.<\/p>\n

Instinctively, she ran into the bedroom of their home in Kfar Aza which, with its thick iron door, acted as the safe room.<\/p>\n

They could hear the attackers outside. Suddenly a hand smashed through the window and removed the iron bar keeping it locked. Yahav moved forward to stop them from coming in while Shaylee escaped through the door.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t have time to say goodbye,\u201d Shaylee said. \u201cAs I moved with Shaya, Yahav was fighting with them. They were shooting at me and my baby. They wouldn\u2019t leave us alone. They kept hunting us.\u201d<\/p>\n

A neighbouring couple hurriedly ushered them into safety and after a terrifying 27 hours, they were rescued by Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n

Later Shaylee discovered that Yahav had been shot in the head. \u201cHis dreamy blue eyes were still looking at the horizon,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of running, he tried to barricade a thin door against 70 terrorists. At first I couldn\u2019t understand why. But then I realised: he was drawing their attention while we escaped.\u201d<\/p>\n