Boaz, wounded on the Lebanon border, fought the drone: 'It homed in on me, so I cocked my weapon'
בועז שנפצע בגבול לבנון נלחם מול הרחפן: "הוא התביית עליי, אז דרכתי את הנשק"
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Boaz Soluk, seriously wounded during a logistics mission near the Lebanon border, recounted how an explosive drone homed in on him; he chose to stay put and draw it away from the rest of his team. 'It was looking for more soldiers to kill—I wanted to be in control,' he told Ynet's studio from hospital, adding that he still hopes to return to reserve duty.
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בועז סלוק נפצע קשה במהלך משימה לוגיסטית סמוך לגבול. רחפן נפץ התקרב לכוח והתביית על בועז, שהחליט להישאר במקום ולהרחיק אותו משאר הצוות. "הוא חיפש עוד חיילים להרוג, רציתי להיות בשליטה", סיפר בריאיון לאולפן ynet כשהוא בבית החולים. על החזרה למילואים אמר: "עוד יש לי יכולת להילחם"Related dispatches
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