\nBillie, a three-and-a-half-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was taken from the home of Rachel Danzig in Nir Oz \u2014 the ex-wife of the late Alex Danzig, who was murdered in Gaza \u2014 during the Simchat Torah attack. For many months, the family had no idea what had become of her. Just a few days ago, soldiers from the IDF\u2019s Golani Brigade, 13th Battalion, operating in the Rafah area, found the dog.<\/p>\n
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He protected the dog at all costs<\/strong> Thanks to the chip implanted in her, it was discovered that she belonged to the Danzig family from Kibbutz Nir Oz. “We\u2019re trying to reach the owners. I\u2019m praying there\u2019s someone to return her to,” Daum wrote.<\/p>\n As mentioned, contact was reestablished with the family, and after a long journey, Billie is expected to return home today \u2014 nearly a year and a half after she disappeared. Daum concluded: “And thank you to our reservists, who are watching over us even during the holidays.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Billie the dog, kidnapped to Gaza on the morning of October 7, was found by soldiers operating in Rafah and is expected to be reunited with her family: “She heard Hebrew and came out.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":19818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,85,6],"tags":[3448,4251,1476,2075,2595,1475,4250,4252,2438,1514,4249,1640,4248,3206],"class_list":["post-19816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-positive-moment","category-security","tag-animal-rescue","tag-dog-rescue","tag-gaza","tag-golani-brigade","tag-hostage-return","tag-idf","tag-israeli-families","tag-israeli-resilience","tag-nir-oz","tag-october-7","tag-pet-reunion","tag-rafah","tag-simchat-torah-attack","tag-soldiers"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nHanoch Daum, who shared the story on his Facebook page, wrote: “A., a reservist fighting in Gaza, saw a purebred dog emerge from the rubble and approach him.” The soldier said, “She heard Hebrew and came out.”<\/p>\n