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"The family chose to give life": the corneas of the eyes of the late fighter Ido Baruch, who was killed in a shooting attack, were transplanted into two Israelis | Israel Hayom

2022-10-16T10:00:19.511Z


Binyamin Goren and Aviva Ra'anan, in their eighties, received the light of their eyes again • At the hospital they said: "We saw the excitement and sorrow on their faces at the same time they realized who the donor was, and we were moved by the nobility of the family's spirit"


The corneas of the late Givat fighter Ido Baruch, who was killed in the shooting attack in Samaria, were transplanted today (Sunday) by two people in their eighties.

At the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba they said: "We told the transplant recipients, Binyamin Goren and Aviva Ra'anan, who the donor was who gave them the light of their eyes, and we saw the excitement and sorrow on their faces at the same time, and we were moved by the nobility of spirit of the family that chose to give life to others at such a difficult and painful moment. Today we are waiting In Israel, about a thousand people for transplantation. Donating organs is an expression of social solidarity at the highest level among humanity."

One of the cornea transplants, photo: Meir Medical Center

Sergeant Ido Baruch, the late 21-year-old from Gedera, was killed in a shooting attack near the settlement of Shebi Shomron, during which two terrorists fired from a vehicle at IDF soldiers. He left behind a pair of parents and two sisters.

One of the corneal tumors, photo: Meir Kfar Saba Medical Center

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Source: israelhayom

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