Dyksztejn was living in Kyiv when Russia invaded and vacationing in Israel when Hamas attacked. Dyksztejn volunteered with ZAKA in both the Ukraine and Israel wars. My husband and I spoke a lot of languages and it was mostly tourists in Ukraine asking for help. When the war in Ukraine started, we were in Kyiv. The main difference between Israel and Ukraine was that in Ukraine, I helped rescue people who were still alive.

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Persons: Valerie Dyksztejn, Dyksztejn, —, ZAKA, Bet Shemesh, Shemesh, Alisa Shodiyev Kaff Organizations: Hamas, Service, ZAKA, Barzilai, Gaza Health Ministry, they'll Locations: Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russia, Israel, Ukraine, Dyksztejn, Gaza, Belgian, Antwerp, Belgium, Moldova, Bet Shemesh, Bet, Israel's Jerusalem, Ashkelon