Security cameras at the Sha’ar Hanegev junction captured the dramatic moments of incoming Mossad chief Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman, then-commander of the IDF Ground Training Center at Tze’elim, joined the fight against Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre.
In the footage, which has since circulated on social media, Gofman is seen firing at the attackers and striking them as he charges forward at the Sha’ar Hanegev junction.
He was later hit by gunfire, wounded, and evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon for further treatment.
'An enormous sense of satisfaction that I helped save such a man'
Moshe Weitzman, the United Hatzalah paramedic and ambulance driver who treated Gofman, recently told Walla about his experiences on October 7, 2023. He described waking to the sound of sirens, getting into his ambulance, and driving down to the Gaza border area from Bnei Brak.
In the way, he said, he encountered a vehicle flashing its lights at him, signalling for help. Inside was a wounded individual who needed to be transported to the hospital. Gofman shared his name with Weitzman, who told him to “Talk the whole way so you don’t collapse.”
Another United Hatzalah medic joined them en route and helped provide treatment. “I didn’t understand who he was,” Weitzman said. “He told me he was the commander of the Tze’elim base.”
“Today I received a message that the man I saved is the new Mossad chief,” Weitzman told Walla with excitement. “I had an enormous sense of satisfaction that I helped save such a man.”