A Muslim doctor who volunteers with the United Hatzalah National Volunteer Organization, where Muslims and Jews work together to respond to emergency calls all over Israel, was saved by Israel Defense Forces after being captured by Hamas terrorists.
Dr. Abu Arar was captured by Hamas on Saturday, Walla News reported.
“They shot at me until I prayed in Arabic, and they understood that I am Arab,” he said. “I started praying in Arabic, and suddenly I heard him say, ‘Stop, he’s an Arab.’ Fifteen terrorists came out of the trees, checked me, and wanted to confirm that I was an Arab. They asked me about Muhammad and the fatwa (Islamic religious ruling), and then they said, ‘We have a hostage, this way the IDF won’t assassinate us from the air.’ Then the most difficult moment began – they shot at every car that passed by the intersection, simply slaughtered them. I witnessed all of this for about two hours, while I was tied between the trees.”
“One of the terrorists shot me in the leg and signaled with his hand that the next bullet would be in my head,” he recalled. “I began to bleed quite heavily. During all this time, I prayed for a miracle. I was convinced that I was about to die. It lasted for about 45 seconds or so, and then a Yamam (Israeli counter-terrorism unit) force arrived at the scene. They eliminated the terrorists and rescued me alive. A paramedic put an artery tourniquet on my leg, and the ambulance that arrived took me to Soroka hospital, where I was treated and released a few hours later.”
“This was the worst experience of my life,” he concluded. “I dedicated my entire life to helping others and saving lives, both professionally as a doctor and in volunteering with United Hatzalah. I was forced, against my will, to witness the terrible massacre that took place in front of my eyes and I couldn’t do anything. It was horrifying. I have no words to describe it. Just terrible.”