Elyashiv, a soldier in the IDF Military Rabbinate, may have inadvertently saved many lives by providing a religious service to soldiers.
Approximately a month and a half ago, as part of his job, Elyashiv installed an eruv at a military outpost near the Lebanese border.
An eruv is a boundary, typically created using poles and strings, that, under Jewish law, permits Jews to carry items such as keys, prayer books, and food within the enclosed area on the Sabbath.
A few days after the installation, Hezbollah launched an explosive FPV drone toward the area. The drone got tangled in the eruv's string and could not continue its flight.
As a result, the drone detonated on the eruv and did not fall to the ground. No one was injured in the incident.
Elyashiv's fellow soldiers are referring to the incident as a "miracle" as the eruv prevented the drone from striking the soldiers in the outpost.