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Iron Swords to diamond ring: Wounded Lebanon veteran's touching marriage proposal

The soldier had bought an engagement ring before he was wounded in southern Lebanon.

by  ILH Staff
Published on  11-27-2024 14:00
Last modified: 11-28-2024 09:18
Iron Swords to diamond ring: Wounded Lebanon veteran's touching marriage proposalGetty Images/iStockphoto

Wounded Lebanon veteran's touching marriage proposal | Illustration: Getty Images/iStockphoto

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Lev Podvitsky and his girlfriend Stav's love story began five and a half years ago at an IDF base in the Golan Heights. He had already chosen the perfect ring to propose before fate intervened with his injury in southern Lebanon. This week, their journey came full circle in a touching moment at Sheba Medical Center's rehabilitation wing.

@sheba_medical_centerלב הציע לסתיו! 💍 לב פודביצקי הכיר את סתיו בת זוגתו, לפני חמש וחצי שנים במסגרת שירותם הצבאי. הוא כבר קנה טבעת כדי להציע לה, ואז... נפצע בלבנון. השבוע הוא סגר מעגל. ועזרנו לו לדמות את השביל שבנה מהמשרד שלו למשרד של סתיו, בבסיס שהכירו ברמת הגולן. וככה בשיא תהליך השיקום שלו, לב הציע לסתיו נישואין במרכז שיקום חוזרים לחיים בשיבא, בעזרתן האדיבה של צוות חווית האדם. מה תאחלו להם?😍♬ צליל מקורי - המרכז הרפואי שיבא תל השומר

Lev, a fourth-year civil engineering student at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, shares his life with Stav, who studies computer engineering. His life took an unexpected turn in early November when he was wounded during reserve duty, leading to four surgeries at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

The red carpet that replicates the red path Lev had once built. Screenshot: TikTok/sheba_medical_center Tiktok

His path to recovery brought him to Sheba's "Returning to Life" rehabilitation center, where the staff helped create a special moment. They laid out a red carpet replicating the path Lev had once built between his and Stav's offices at their military base. In the occupational therapy hall, Lev proposed and, in a touching moment, rose from his wheelchair to embrace his new fiancée.

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