Sgt. First Class Eitan Hod, who was seriously wounded fighting in Lebanon in April, was released today from Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus, the hospital says.
Hod, a reserve soldier in the paratroopers, was injured in an incident in the area of Naquora in southern Lebanon. He was evacuated to the medical center with his life in danger and his left leg badly hurt.
The doctors fought for the injured leg for three weeks but were unable to save it.
“I suffer from pain, but I feel great,” says Hod upon leaving Rambam, “In a week, I will celebrate my 27th birthday.”
He now begins rehabilitation at Tel Aviv’s Sheba Medical Center.
So far, 127 soldiers have been taken to Rambam from various combat events in Lebanon, with 97 of them requiring hospitalization. Currently, 17 soldiers are being treated at Rambam.
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