On October 7, Capt. Eden Nimri, z”l, wearing nothing but her pajamas and her courage, managed to save 17 young, unarmed female soldiers. Eden was serving near the Nahal Oz post, just 500 yards from the Gaza border. When she heard the sirens and explosions that morning, she immediately gathered her team of four armed female fighters and rushed into a bomb shelter, where 24 unarmed female soldiers from various units, most of them strangers to her, had taken refuge. Realizing that terrorists had breached the base, Eden instinctively took command, not with rank or uniform, but with raw courage, natural leadership, and unwavering clarity. She positioned herself at the most vulnerable entrance, anticipating the attackers’ approach. Her team took up defensive positions at the other side. Eden calmed the terrified soldiers and silently directed her team with hand signals to load their weapons and prepare to defend the shelter. One survivor later said: “What she did was simply the greatest self-sacrifice possible. Even if she didn’t know exactly what was going on, she walked alone in the direction of the shots and the shouting in Arabic.” Eden set a trap for the terrorists. When the first ones stormed in, firing blindly, they were met with organized resistance. In the chaos that followed, grenades were thrown into the shelter. Eden shielded the others with her body and kept fighting. When her ammunition ran out, she fought with her bare hands. Her actions bought precious time. Thanks to her, 11 soldiers managed to escape and hide until they were rescued hours later. Of the 29 young women in the shelter that day, 17 survived. Eden saved their lives. She died heroically, fighting heavily armed Hamas terrorists, sacrificing herself to save young women she had never met before. May her memory be a blessing 🕯️
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