Dr. Tamar Stayed On The Phone For 12 Hours With Kids Hiding In a Closet After Parents Were Murdered

On October 7th, Nine-year-old Michael Idan and his younger sister Amalia hid in a closet for 12 hours after both their parents were brutally murdered in front of them by Hamas terrorists in Kfar Aza. Dr. Tamar Schlezinger, a United Hatzalah's Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit specialist, remained on the phone with the children for the entire twelve hours, keeping them calm and reassuring them until Israeli special forces were able to rescue them. An extraordinary insight into the critical work of United Hatzalah's Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit on October 7th from the Israeli investigative TV show Uvda on Channel 12. ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ United Hatzalah is Israel's largest volunteer emergency medical service that provides free, volunteer-based emergency response throughout Israel. With over 7,000+ volunteer EMTs, paramedics, and physicians from all backgrounds, faiths, and genders, United Hatzalah's unique response model allows our volunteers to reach any medical emergency in Israel. To date, we have treated over 6,000,000 patients country-wide! Support our vital work and partner with us to save lives: https://israelrescue.org/ytdonate/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedHatzalahofIsrael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedhatzalahofisrael/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unitedhatzalah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-hatzalah-of-israel/ X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/UnitedHatzalah Website: https://www.israelrescue.org/