JERUSALEM — Using robotic leg braces, Israeli military veteran Radi Kaiuf, a 46-year-old paraplegic, completed the 10-kilometer race in Tel Aviv’s marathon Friday.

Starting at 6 a.m. to beat unusually hot weather, Kaiuf was able to participate without his wheelchair because of the robotic braces, an Israeli invention that allows paraplegics to walk with the use of crutches.

“This was my dream, and it feels great to achieve it,” said Kaiuf, whose spine was hit by a bullet in a 1988 firefight in Lebanon.

Using the ReWalk device, Kaiuf, who has been training for weeks, finished with a time of 3 hours and 55 minutes, nearly an hour below his target time.

Next week, Kaiuf is expected to demonstrate the device to President Obama during the U.S. leader’s visit to Israel, which is to include an exhibit of Israeli technological advancements.

Concerned about expected high temperatures and humidity, marathon organizers had postponed the full 26.2-mile race for a week.

In the shorter races, which proceeded as planned Friday, the punishing weather took a toll: A 29-year-old Israeli man died during the half-marathon race, and nearly a dozen people were hospitalized with heat stroke.

• Edmund Sanders, MCT Campus