Such a missile hits and disintegrates everything around it. Like an earthquake

Col. Shlomi Ben-Yair, head of the Rescue Brigade of the Home Front Command, concludes two years in the role and two wars against Iran. He recounts a complex rescue in Khan Younis where the body of a Golani soldier was found, and operations at missile impact sites in Ramat Gan, Rehovot, and Tel Aviv. He describes the peripheral damage of Iranian missiles, the brigade's activities in Gaza and Lebanon, and the preparedness for an earthquake in Israel.

Col. Shlomi Ben-Yair, head of the Rescue Brigade of the Home Front Command, finished his role last week and sums up two challenging years, including two wars against Iran. In an interview with ynet, he recounts two central stories: a rescue in Khan Younis where a Golani soldier was killed, and operations at missile impact sites in Ramat Gan, Rehovot, and Tel Aviv. He describes the peripheral damage of an Iranian missile: "Such a missile hits and disintegrates everything around it. Like an earthquake." In Khan Younis, as part of Operation "With a Lion," an Iranian missile fell in Rehovot, and in one apartment a Holocaust survivor over 80 was rescued alive. Ben-Yair speaks of the brigade's activities in Gaza and Lebanon, the female fighters who make up about 60% of the brigade, and the preparedness for an earthquake in Israel. He notes that in the Ramat Gan incident, residents were evacuated within a 300-meter radius, and in the Da Vinci incident, they climbed on foot to the 44th floor and rescued people from safe rooms. He emphasizes the goal: "Our goal - saving lives."