When terrorists struck near Al-Funduq yesterday, killing three Israelis, they unknowingly created an opportunity for another life-changing event: a Jewish mother's escape from Nablus with her baby son.
"Hadas" (not her real name) had been planning to leave her Muslim husband next week. But when gunfire erupted just kilometers from her home, she knew she couldn't wait. The increased military presence following the attack provided the perfect cover for her carefully orchestrated escape plan.
In a heart-stopping operation, Yad L'Achim rescue workers watched from a distance as Hadas convinced her husband to bring their one-year-old son to a checkpoint. Her pretext was that the security crackdown might prevent her from reaching her job in central Israel, cutting off vital family income.
After convincing her husband to meet at a checkpoint, she persuaded him to let her take custody of her child by explaining that if she had to stay outside Nablus for work, her son should be with her.
"The proximity to today's terror attack made this an incredibly tense operation," said the Yad L'Achim operative who coordinated the rescue, speaking on condition of anonymity. "But thanks to cooperation from IDF forces on the ground, we managed to get the child safely to his mother. Now they can begin building a new life away from the village."
Sources close to the operation confirmed that mother and child have been moved to a safe house at an undisclosed location. A Yad L'Achim social worker has been assigned to provide ongoing support, part of the organization's comprehensive assistance program for women leaving similar situations.
For Hadas, who had been quietly plotting her escape while commuting daily past the same spot where yesterday's attack occurred, the tragedy created an unexpected path to freedom.
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