A Syrian woman is praising Israeli doctors for saving the life of her six-year-old granddaughter, who was wounded in recent sectarian violence in the embattled country.

“The doctors treated her as if she were their own daughter. If they hadn’t evacuated us to Israel, she wouldn’t be alive today,” the woman, who was not identified by name due to security concerns, told Hebrew-language outlet Ynet.

The woman’s granddaughter, whose name was also not made public, was shot in the head while playing in the front yard of her family’s home during clashes.