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Between wars and wildfires, and on the very day the country marked its independence, new life was born last Thursday at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital. Standing beside the newborns in the delivery room were two doctors \u2014 Dr. Omer Globus and Dr. Ray Biton \u2014 who have become living symbols of courage and the choice to embrace life.<\/p>\n
From a Terror Attack to the NICU<\/strong> \nDr. Omer Globus, Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Assuta Ashdod, was moderately wounded about six months ago in a shooting attack near the Yavne Interchange, after stopping his car to assist the injured. Despite a long and demanding rehabilitation process, Dr. Globus chose to return to his post and continue caring for premature babies and newborns. \n\u201cNew life always reminds us that there is hope. It\u2019s the greatest privilege, to be part of that moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nDr. Globus and Dr. Biton with the newborns | Photo: Assuta Ashdod Hospital\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
From the Frontlines to the Delivery Room<\/strong> \nDr. Ray Biton is a senior physician in the internal medicine department at Assuta Ashdod. During the battle of Re’im, she lost her brother-in-law, Colonel Roi Levy z\u201dl, who fell in battle while defending Kibbutz Re\u2019im. Despite the heavy grief and loss, Dr. Biton chose to serve in reserve duty as a military doctor with the Givati Brigade\u2019s reconnaissance unit.<\/p>\n
Throughout the war, she treated dozens of wounded soldiers from the front. On Independence Day, she returned to the hospital \u2014 this time, to bring new life into the world. \n\u201cWe choose life, even when our hearts are broken,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is precisely out of pain that hope is born.\u201d<\/p>\nA sign of life \u2014 newborns at the hospital | Photo: Assuta Ashdod Hospital\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cWe Will Bloom Again\u201d<\/strong> \nDr. Erez Barenboim, General Director of Assuta Ashdod, reflected on the significance of the moment: \n\u201cIn days when we are facing a string of challenges \u2014 wars, disasters, and fires \u2014 even today, as we all carry the sorrow of the latest tragedy, we choose to look forward. \nThis Independence Day, we declare loudly and clearly: no crisis will break us, and we will flourish again. \nThe flag waving above us symbolizes our deep connection to this land, and the immense hope for the next generation \u2014 already born here among us, wrapped in blue and white in the maternity ward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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