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Palestinian is Israeli's hero
21/08/2006 22:21 - (SA)
Jerusalem - A 24-year-old Palestinian man died over the weekend trying to save four Israeli teenagers from drowning in waters just off a beach south of Tel Aviv, the Maariv daily reported on Monday.
Ahed Tamimi, from Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem, was on the Rishon Le Tzion beach with his relatives when he heard four teenagers in the water cry for help.
"He heard our cries for help and he dove into the water without hesitation," of the teenagers, Denis Mihayev, 15, told the newspaper.
"He swam towards me, grabbed my hand and pulled me forcefully back to shore," he said.
Tamimi then returned to the water to try and help the three others, but was caught up in a strong current and disappeared from view.
"He dove in to help my friends. I saw him battle against the current and in a few minutes, he disappeared," he said.
The three other teenagers managed to safely get back to shore.
"He didn't think twice about it, even though he wasn't a good swimmer." Ashraf Tamimi, Ahed's uncle, told the newspaper. "He came to their help and he paid for it with his life."
- SAPA
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