The Egoz Unit was among the first to be deployed to southern Israel on October 7. "That day, I was supposed to fly on a mission to the U.S.
," says Captain Dr. G., the unit's medic, who was one of the first to arrive at the Kissufim outpost along with the unit commander.
"When I heard the initial alerts about terrorists infiltrating, I quickly gathered my equipment and headed south." During the first day of the war, Captain Dr. G.
treated 37 wounded, both civilians and soldiers, under fire, saving their lives. One of the most significant moments for him was when he heard the radio report about the grave injury of the unit commander, Lt. Col.
M. 3 View gallery Captain Dr. G.
( Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit ) "They evacuated him in an armored vehicle, and when I opened it to assess his condition, I thought he was dead," he recalls. "His injury was extremely severe, and we decided to start surgery in the field. I managed to stabilize him, and he was flown by a 669 helicopter to Soroka Medical Center.
It was one of the most critical injuries I’ve ever treated." Dr. G.
has treated casualties under fire before, but "I've never encountered such intensity and numbers," he says. "You operate on autopilot. Rockets were falling just 50 meters from us, and there was no time to think about yourself or process what was happening.
The goal is to do as much as possible in as little time as possible, to save as many lives as you can." Captain Dr. Y.
, a physician with the Duvdevan Unit, was .