11-year-old who was badly injured in Majdal Shams strike regained full consciousness, hospital says

An 11-year-old girl who sustained a severe head injury in the Hezbollah terror group’s attack on Majdal Shams on July 28 has regained full consciousness, Rambam Medical Center in Haifa says.

Of those injured in the attack, Kai Marai’s condition was considered the most severe. She has improved at a rate that “even surprised the doctors,” says a hospital spokesperson. She is now classified as moderately injured.

Marai was injured by shrapnel to her head in the rocket strike, which claimed the lives of 12 children. She will remain hospitalized for a few more days.

Another child, a 12-year-old boy who was lightly injured in the incident, is still hospitalized and is expected to be discharged in the coming days.

“It is still very difficult for me to address the horrific event,” says Haifa Marai, Kai’s mother. “I am a teacher at the school in Majdal Shams, and I teach in a class where many of my students were killed in the disaster.

“I thank the medical team that saved my daughter’s life, who now faces a long rehabilitation, and I thank all the citizens of Israel who supported, helped, and prayed for the recovery of the children.”