The life of Itay Mason, 16, from Netanya, was saved after an Iranian missile fell on Friday - in the lower city of Haifa.
Itai was traveling with his father David, a resident of Kiryat Ata, to spend the weekend, when suddenly the missile hit Haifa.
The two sought shelter under a bridge, but Itay was hit by shrapnel in the neck and his father in the upper body. Two shrapnel lodged in Itay's neck, a tiny distance from his carotid artery – an injury that could have been fatal.
The two were urgently evacuated to the emergency room at Rambam Medical Center, where Itay underwent complex surgery, led by Dr. Wissam Matanes, a specialist in pediatric ENT surgery, and Dr. Roy Noy.
The doctors skillfully extracted the fragments, saving his life.
""It was a great miracle," says Father David, who immigrated from Manchester, with a smile from the underground trauma department at Rambam. "It has already had several accidents, but we British believe there are 11 souls, so we are still okay!""
In the photo: Itay holds the fragments that the doctors gave him for the shift.
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