The name of the Border Guard officer shot at point-blank range on Saturday by a “rioting” Gazan was released at around 1 am Sunday (Aug 22).
Sgt. Bar-El Hadaria Shmueli, 21, a resident of Be’er Yaakov, is now listed in critical condition at Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva following emergency surgery.
הותר לפרסום שמו של לוחם מג”ב שנפגע במהלך פעילות מבצעית בצפון רצועת עזה: סמ”ר בראל חדריה שמואלי, בן 21 תושב באר יעקב.
עצוב. pic.twitter.com/uksHcGcyi7— אדיר לחקים Adir Lehakim (@AdirLM1)
The IDF retaliated Saturday night in response to the shooting.
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