Watch: Aner Shapira tosses out grenades thrown into shelter on Oct. 7, saving those inside

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Dashcam footage of Aner Shapira tossing out grenades hurled by Hamas terrorists into a bombshelter near Re'im on October 7, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
Dashcam footage of Aner Shapira tossing out grenades hurled by Hamas terrorists into a bombshelter near Re'im on October 7, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
Staff Sgt. Aner Elyakim Shapiro is seen at the entrance to a public bomb shelter near Re’im, as Hamas terrorists hurl grenades inside. (Social media: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

New footage from October 7 shows how Hamas terrorists attacked a packed public bomb shelter near the Nova festival near Re’im, hurling grenades at partygoers who were sheltering from rocket attacks.

The video was taken from the dashcam of a nearby car and published by the South First Responders group on Telegram.

It shows how an unarmed and off-duty soldier, Staff Sgt. Aner Elyakim Shapiro, managed to toss back seven of the grenades, saving those inside the shelter.

The eighth grenade fatally wounded him.

At least seven of those who had taken refuge inside the shelter survived.

The graphic video also shows the moment one of the Israeli civilians attempts to flee from the bomb shelter, and is gunned down by the terrorists.

Warning: Graphic content

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