Mother of soldier critically injured by Gaza rocket asks for prayers

The mother of the IDF soldier who was critically injured by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip yesterday is asking for prayers for her son’s recovery.

She tells Hadashot news that her 19-year-old son is still in the intensive care unit at Soroka Hospital after undergoing two major operations last night.

“I am asking that you pray for my son’s recovery that my son opens his eyes,” she says. “We are hoping that he will by this evening.”

The unnamed soldier was injured was standing outside a bus near Kibbutz Kfar Azza, when the Kornet anti-tank guided missile fired from the Gaza Strip struck the vehicle.

A short time later, doctors at Soroka tell Hadashot that the soldier’s condition has significantly improved since yesterday, when he was brought in with life-threatening injuries.