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Sunday, January 21, 2024
Top soccer league referee seriously injured by Hezbollah anti-tank missile is released from hospital
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA soccer referee in Israel’s top league who was seriously injured by anti-tank missile fired by Hezbollah on December 8, is released from hospital.
Niv Steif, who serves in the IDF Armored Corps, was wounded last month.
“We were on a crazy rollercoaster for six weeks, but the staff were amazing and they welcomed us with love,” his mother told the Kan public broadcaster.
Steif underwent multiple complex and long operations.
Staff cheer him as he was wheeled out of Haifa’s Rambam hospital.
שופט הכדורגל מליגת העל ניב שטייף, שרופאים נלחמו על חייו לאחר שנפצע קשה מפגיעת נ"ט – השתחרר מרמב"ם. אימו של ניב: "היינו בשישה שבועות של רכבת הרים מטורפת, אבל הצוות היה מדהים, קיבל אותנו באהבה"@CBeyar
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— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) January 21, 2024
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