Kfar Aza's Sole Combat Doctor Recounts the Horrors of October 7
Captain Dr. B., the sole military doctor in Kfar Aza on October 7, shared his harrowing testimony of treating the wounded under fire, confronting unimaginable horrors, and grappling with lifelong trauma.
Captain Dr. B., the sole military physician deployed to Kfar Aza during the October 7 massacre, recounted the harrowing events of that day in a special Ynet podcast.
Journey into Hell
"On October 7, I was stationed in the Golan Heights. We received an emergency call at 6:30 AM. Nobody understood the scale, only that a major event was unfolding in the south. By 7:00 AM, we were heading south without any clear situational awareness," Dr. B. recalled. As they approached Sderot, the reality of the assault became grimly apparent. "I saw a motorcyclist shot in the head, bullet-riddled buildings, burned-out cars containing human remains, and elderly women dead on the sidewalk. We arrived in hell on earth."
Triage Under Fire
Upon reaching Kfar Aza, the physician encountered catastrophic destruction and scores of casualties. At the kibbutz's yellow gate, he immediately began treating wounded residents while coming under fire.
"A family approached me. The mother, a doctor herself, was bleeding from the forehead and suffering from severe burns after a terrorist detonated a gas canister. She asked me to treat her daughter first. We had to administer painkillers while attempting to fend off gunfire. Thankfully, they reached the hospital and survived."
A Wound That Never Heals
Reflecting on the psychological toll, Dr. B. admitted that the trauma remains raw. He experiences lingering triggers from sounds and smells, noting that he constantly lives with the mosaic of fragmented stories from that fateful day.
