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Ecuadorian volunteer, 19, shot dead by Hamas sniper By Mijal Grinberg Tags: Hamas, Ecuador A 19-year-old Ecuadorian volunteer was killed when a Hamas sniper shot him in the back yesterday morning as he was working in the potato fields of Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, near the Gaza Strip. The shooting of Carlos Chavez came hours after an Israel Defense Forces operation killed at least 19 Palestinians in ground and air raids on Gaza City. "We were running to the car, in order to escape, and then, just when we got to the car, he was shot in the back," said David Lanos, 19, another volunteer from Ecuador. "I held him in my hands and I told him: 'Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep,' but it didn't help, and I lost him." Yochi Kofler, who oversees the work in the fields, said shooting from Gaza was routine, even if the results were tragic this time. Advertisement "Today we weren't lucky, as we have been on other days," he said. The nine surviving foreign volunteers - including two others from Ecuador - gathered at the kibbutz health clinic yesterday to see Chavez's body, the sight of which made Annie Rothman collapse and break into tears. "It was very hard for us to receive news like this," said Rothman, who is responsible for the kibbutz volunteers. "Just yesterday we were talking and joking about the shooting. Everyone here is scared by the gunfire. The folks here are having a hard time absorbing what happened." Chavez, who was just five days shy of his 20th birthday, came to the kibbutz two months ago from Quito, Ecuador - and dreamed of making a life in Israel, said Marco Videa, another Ecuadorian volunteer. "The shooting won't make me leave," said Videa. "This is a very sad incident, but death comes when it's supposed to come." Chavez's family contacted the kibbutz yesterday to hear the details of the shooting and speak with the other volunteers. The Associated Press contributed to this article. Bookmark to del.icio.us   In his father's memory Gilad Sharon's son plans to write his father's memoirs as he lies in a coma. Jammed FM Police close an English radio station which encourages Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.   1.   what does the left have to say now? 16:04  |  Jewish State 16/01/08   2.   Sanitizing Gazan Murderers 16:37  |  J. Frank Mortimer 16/01/08   3.   Some Type of Memorial Would Be Nice 20:46  |  Tod Zuckerman 16/01/08   4.   Israelis hiding behind innocent Ecuadorian kid 21:58  |  David 16/01/08   5.   My son and daughter were volunateers at 19 06:30  |  Luis 17/01/08   6.   Outrage!! 07:50  |  Gordon 17/01/08

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