Yossi Benayoun has been one of the best footballers in Israel with 22 years of professional experience defending the shields of eleven different teams. He debuted with Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 1997 season, and it would not be until 2002 when he would receive his first opportunity outside of Israel, since Racing de Santander signed him and he would remain with them for three years and then begin a long career in the Premier League playing for West Ham United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers.
In 2014 he returned to Israel to play for Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi Petah Tikva and Beitar Jerusalem. With Maccabi Haifa he won two Israeli Leagues and one Israeli Cup.
Benayoun has not been immune to a new war with Hamas after the attacks by Palestinian militias from Gaza and experienced the tragedy very closely. His familyhoused in Kibbutz Beeri -located in southern Israel, near the border with the Gaza Strip-, She was attacked cruelly this past Saturday although all the members survived the Hamas terrorist attack.
And it wasn’t by chance. His nephew Shaked became an unexpected hero by saving Benayoun’s sister and nephews from death. killing the three terrorists who entered his house.
Benayoun’s brother-in-law, Sharon Shabo, was out for a bike ride yesterday morning when, on his way home, he was attacked by terrorists and after being hit in the arm, he jumped off the bike and hid in a field. nearby. Shortly afterwards, in the Kibbutz itself, the terrorists tried to access the family home and the family hid in a small warehouse on the top floor while one of the members wrote to Benayoun to save them.
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But immediately, three Hamas fighters found the hideout where an adult and several minors were hiding and it was then that Shaked decided to counterattack and killed his attackers.
“I’m in shock, it was a great miracle. I lived the most difficult day of my life. I had already accepted the fact that everyone was dead. But then a miracle happened thanks to my heroic nephew,” Benayoun told Ynet Sport.