"I got into an explosion," recalls Nebat Kahana, who was wounded in a terror attack in Kfar South 25 years ago • Just two weeks ago received a chilling reminder of the attack

• Nevat Kahana // Photo: Yehuda Peretz

The bus passengers who made their way to the depths of the Gaza Strip on April 9, 1995 were drowsy. They set out from Ashkelon to the Gaza Strip and various localities, a bus full of mouths, mostly soldiers, and they took advantage of the peaceful ride, just days before Passover, to complete a few hours of sleep. Then the huge explosion happened.

"I got into an explosion," recalls Nabat Kahane, 43, when a young 18-year-old female soldier, when a van loaded with explosives, reversed and collided with a bus. The result was extremely harsh - eight dead and dozens injured. Some of those killed were those sitting around the germ. Destiny's hand pulled the blast, injuring her moderately to severely, but saved her life.

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"I didn't feel my hand, and at one point I found that I had bleeding in my head. We got off the bus, me and some friends, and sat in the corner. I saw what was going on and it was hard for me to bother the medics. I miraculously took advantage of the people at my expense. I tried to shake my hand because "I didn't feel it and saw that the edges of my fingers were smashed. It hurt my head a lot and I felt like I was passing out. I remember looking at my weapon - it was completely twisted, looked like a banana and was full of shrapnel that was supposed to come in."

Nabat was finally evacuated by ambulance along with several other injured to Soroka Hospital and from there by helicopter to Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem to analyze her and remove a sliver from her head. Other fragments remain in her body to this day. After a relatively short period, she embarked on a new war - to return to the army. "I found myself fighting to go back to the military because it wasn't obvious." The battle was a success, and Nabat became an officer.

"I got into an explosion" // Photo: Yehuda Peretz

The years have passed. Nabat became a social worker and made the issue of helping others her life's mission. "You understand that life is fragile at an early age. I became more sensitive in the aftermath of the attack. It was always very important to me to help, and it sharpened my mind - that good would defeat evil, create a more attentive and open world." About two weeks ago she was reminded of the attack in an unusual way: "I had a small sliver in the palm of my hand, under the skin. A few weeks ago he started to stand out and with a little help he went outside." The relatively minor event sparked germane emotion. "I have shrapnel in my body, but this is a point you know from the age of 18. It's been 25 years and suddenly it's coming out. Certainly it wasn't a routine day."

Recently, alongside a growing sense of telling her personal story, Nabat decided she wanted to bring to the agenda an issue that did not receive resonance with regard to IDF casualties. "One of the reasons I agreed to be interviewed is to bring the female voice, which is a minority in the IDF's disability and disability. , A voice that doesn't get enough room, even though there are loads of warriors and combat supporters today. Usually, in the media, two types of people are repeatedly wounded - people who do paralympic sports and marathons or people with post-traumas. Along with the amazing treatment these people have to give, I wanted to show that there are different types Of people with injuries, a diverse voice. "