The radio report that changed everything: 'I went out into the inferno'

Alex Shmis, an on-call volunteer, went into the field following an emergency radio call and found himself in a dramatic event that changed his life. Dr. Tarek, who went out to save lives, involuntarily became bait for Yamam fighters, was tied to a tree and shot in the leg. The testimonies reveal the heavy price paid by rescue volunteers in the field.

Alex Shmis finished his shift and was preparing to return home to his wife and daughters. At that very moment, an urgent emergency call came over the radio, calling on volunteers to quickly head to the southern region. Shmis did not hesitate, immediately went into the field without knowing what dramatic and difficult event he was entering, and without knowing that this outing would change his routine and his world from end to end. Alongside Shmis, Dr. Tarek brings a difficult and shocking testimony from those hours when he went out to save lives. During rescue and extraction efforts in the field, Dr. Tarek found himself involuntarily becoming bait for Yamam fighters operating in the area. During the incident, he was tied to a tree in the field, and when he tried to escape the scene, he was shot in the leg, within a complex reality where the boundaries between rescuer and survivor and between life and death were completely blurred. The testimonies of the two bring the story of the volunteers who risked their lives to save others in an emergency, and the heavy price they paid as a result. For them, a completely routine shift turned in an instant into a traumatic day they will never forget.