(live here with the wounded) - When Ariel Hakel, who is a firefighter from Haifa, visited two of the five Druze children who were injured by Hezbollah rockets at the soccer field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, he asked them which soccer players they were fans of, he immediately guessed the answer as well and thus he He also knew based on their answer who he should call to the surgical department at the Ruth Children's Hospital in Rambam.
The two children, Seraj and Julian who were moderately injured by the shrapnel in the incident said together - Maccabi Haifa, therefore after only 40 minutes this morning (Wednesday, 31/7/2024) the man with the golden curls, the legendary former player of Maccabi Haifa Reuven Atar showed up in their room with his hands full of bags and gifts from Maccabi Haifa and gave them scarves, balls and many other gifts.
The uncles and fathers of the injured children excitedly told the children stories of Reuven Atar's dribbles from the best of their memories and the children who were injured on the soccer field were happy to hold, only 4 days after the severe injury, a ball they received as a gift and fantasize about their return to the soccer field.
In the meantime, it should be noted that Ariel finds time between shifts together with Pinchas Levy - a volunteer from the fire brigade to go between hospital departments and IDF units and do good, when in many of those activities they recruit, how could they not? The football legend Reuven Atar.
At the end of the happy visit, Reuven Atar went to the children's intensive care unit, where the children who were very seriously injured in the tragic event are hospitalized. Jol, a boy who according to his family is crazy about sports, just regained consciousness this morning and despite the pain and being tied to the devices he was happy to meet the former player who assured him that as soon as he gets back on his feet he is personally invited to a Maccabi Haifa game at the "Sami Ofer" stadium in Haifa.
Well done champion
Well done Reuven, a dear human being
Reuven Atar is not a person with a big heart.
Reuven was always better than everyone else both on the field and in life. You are a super exciting person and beloved by the people of Israel. You should be taught in school about what you did. Well done.
It's an honor for football to have a player with a soul and a big green heart in his eyes, champion