50-year-old woman murdered by direct hit on building in Shfaram: 4-year-old and woman in serious condition

November 18, 2024   

Safaa Kayit was killed this evening (Monday) by a direct hit from a rocket on a building in Shfaram. Kayit, a 50-year-old teacher, was in a protected area when she was hit by the rocket and trapped in the rubble. After being rescued, she was pronounced dead. Kayit was initially declared critically injured, but was later declared dead. Another 41-year-old woman and a 4-year-old child were seriously injured. 30 additional people were hospitalized at Rambam. A pregnant woman was transferred for observation and the rest of the patients are defined as minor injuries and victims of anxiety. The commander of the first forces that arrived at the scene, Reshef Iyad Hanifas, said: "This is a 3-story building that suffered a direct hit and there was a lot of destruction at the scene. Firefighters entered the building and after searching, located her trapped in the rubble and immediately worked to rescue her for medical personnel who pronounced her dead at the scene. Several other animals were rescued from the scene." MDA emergency medical technician Hamza Abu al-Hija said: "We quickly arrived at the scene and began scanning the building. On the top floor we saw a woman about 50 years old with multiple system injuries. She was unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing, and we were forced to declare her dead at the scene. On the first floors of the building, and in nearby buildings, we scanned and located about 10 lightly injured people who walked and exited the buildings for further examinations and treatment by MDA teams. All were evacuated to the hospital, with their condition described as mild." [Gallery]

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Rami Su'ad, a United Hatzalah medic: "Unfortunately, a woman was killed as a result of a direct hit on a residential building. We also provided assistance at the scene to over twenty residents of the building in various conditions - some were evacuated in United Hatzalah ambulances that arrived at the scene. United Hatzalah resilience teams are providing assistance to those affected by the panic." The IDF Spokesperson's Office stated after the alarms heard in the area: "About five launches were identified that crossed Lebanese territory, interception attempts were made - and hits were identified." The rocket fell in the Al-Fuwar neighborhood, which is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Shfaram. The mayor, Nahed Hazem, announced that classes in the city tomorrow will be held remotely via Zoom. Speaking to reporters, he added: "This is a difficult evening for the city of Shfaram. A woman, the teacher Safaa Kayit, was killed, and there are many injured. "I share in the family's grief and wish a speedy recovery to the injured." Earlier today, a barrage of about thirty rockets was launched towards the city of Nahariya. Landfalls were identified in the area and in the city of Kiryat Shmona. An IDF spokesman announced that 30 launches were identified in the barrage. Some of the rockets were intercepted, "the rest fell in open areas." A fall was identified in the compound of the Havrehim apartments in the Hesder yeshiva in the city. All the Havrehim are evacuated, several apartments were damaged but no injuries were reported.