First Israeli killed in Operation Protective Edge: Dror Hanin, 37, from the Beit Aryeh settlement, was killed on Tuesday evening after being hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel.
Hanin, who had come to distribute food to soldiers, was shot in the chest near the Erez checkpoint. The MDA team provided him with first aid, including CPR, but unfortunately he was pronounced dead at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
Hanin and his friend arrived in the south to encourage the soldiers on the border and distribute food to them. There is no red alert at the Erez checkpoint, following a mortar shell fire. Hanin's friend, the security guard from Beit Aryeh, was slightly injured by shrapnel.
Nachum Strasberg, director of the Chabad house in the Beit Aryeh settlement, told the Walla website that Dror had a special volunteer spirit.
""He always asked where he could help, all out of genuine and sincere concern, intended to do good to others. He was a popular figure in the community, everyone knew him. Wherever it was possible to give and help - he showed up.".
fromThe Judea and Samaria Fire and Rescue District issued the following statement: "The fireG Bowing his head with the bitter and painful news With the fall of the first casualty in Operation Protective Edge, the late Dror Hanin, a 37-year-old resident of Beit Aryeh, who served as a volunteer at the local fire station.
""This is a true warrior and a volunteer at heart, the first to take initiative and act, dominant and active at the fire station in the settlement of Beit Aryeh. About three years ago, he completed his training in the adult volunteer firefighting course and participated in various events.".
Khanin left behind a wife and three children, ages 10, 6, and a baby less than a year old. Khanin is the first Israeli casualty since Operation Protective Edge began eight days ago.
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