Noam Simchi, the ZAKA volunteer who located 4-year-old Yuval Kogan, described the experience as beyond words in a Hebrew media report Sunday, following an earlier interview in which he spoke of national unity.
Noam Simchi, the ZAKA volunteer who found 4-year-old Yuval Kogan after a 26-hour search, was quoted Sunday saying the experience 'cannot be explained in words — a way above nature.' The comment came in a Hebrew media report shortly after Simchi gave an earlier interview Sunday morning in which he said the nation is 'worthy of complete redemption.' The child was found safe on Friday July 24 after a massive search operation that drew national attention. Simchi's emotional account has resonated widely across Israel.
3 developments
- StrongZAKA volunteer who found Yuval Kogan tells Herzog: 'Love every Jew'
- DevelopingNetanyahu congratulates on safe return of Yuval Kogan, cites 'mutual responsibility'
- StrongAshkelon mayor: 'A clear miracle' to see Yuval Kogan in his mother's arms
- StrongParents of missing Haymanot Kasaou welcome Yuval Kogan's discovery
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