A Saint ! Hamas throwing grenades at kids, real heros.
Netta Epstein, 21, threw himself onto a grenade to save his girlfriend who was later rescued
A 21-year-old Israeli-Canadian was killed during the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas terrorists when he jumped on a live hand grenade to save the life of his girlfriend.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed the death of Netta Epstein on Sunday, bringing to five the number of Canadians known to have been killed in the attacks. Officials say three other Canadians who were in Israel when the attacks happened last Saturday are still missing.
News of Epstein’s death was reported shortly after the attack by
TC Jewfolk, a Minneapolis-St. Paul-based Jewish online media hub, which identified him as a former camper and counsellor in training at Herzl, a local Jewish summer camp.
Ayelet Shachar-Epstein, Netta’s mother, said her son was killed saving his girlfriend, Irene Shavit, when a grenade was thrown into the safe room at their apartment in the Kfar Aza kibbutz where they were taking refuge. He threw himself onto the grenade in order to save Irene, who was later rescued.
“He was a beautiful child with wide brown eyes and long curly hair,” Ayelet said. “He turned into a beautiful man with a huge heart; caring and giving to all his surroundings. He volunteered for a year with kids with special needs from broken homes. He would read to them and play soccer with them. They all loved him so much.”
Netta Epstein, 21, is the fifth Canadian killed in the Israel-Hamas war.
nationalpost.com