Victims of the murderous attack in the city of Bnei Brak: The Blessed Rabbi Avishai Yehezkel, 14, teaches in the Talmud Torah ‘Or David’, a resident of HaShanim Street in the Pardes Katz neighborhood, killed by the Arab terrorist in the murderous shooting attack in the city of Torah and Hasidism.
The deceased 14-year-old, 29, was killed in cold blood by the despicable terrorist when he was near his home, when he went out with his toddler son “for a walk” to put him to sleep.
Avishai the 14th was born in Tel Aviv in Cheshvan 5733, to his father Rabbi Menashe Yehezkel, a teacher of Beit Shlomo and Ben Porat synagogues in Tel Aviv, and to his mother, Mrs. Nava.
In his youth, he studied at the Yeshiva ‘Dear Jerusalem’ for young people in Jerusalem and later studied at the Mishkenot Torah Yeshiva in Bnei Brak.
Served as a second grade teacher in Talmud Torah ‘Or David’ in the Pardes Katz neighborhood.
He is survived by his parents, brother and sister, his widow Mrs. Naama of the Bitton family from Mevaseret Zion, who is eight months pregnant, and a two-year-old child.
His friend, the media man Shimon Liberty from the Haderech newspaper, paid tribute to him: “My friend from a small yeshiva, Rabbi Avishai Yehezkel 14 How much perseverance, how much talent, how much joy of life. Even after we got married, he would always call to update on another Torah activity he had done in his childhood neighborhood, Yad Eliyahu, in Tel Aviv.
Another lesson, another ‘Friday night’, another operation to write groups and Torah innovations. Always looking to do more. The heart is torn. “
The funeral of the saint Rabbi Avishai Yehezkel 14 this morning at 9.30 from his house, HaBanim Street, Bnei Brak.
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Rabbi Yaakov Israel Shalom HiD36, a father of four, a resident of the Pardes Katz neighborhood in the city, was killed by the Arab terrorist while driving in his car at the intersection of Shaniyot and Bialik streets.
The late 14th was born in Bnei Brak in the month of Av 5755, to his father, the late Rabbi Meir Shalom, one of the most important scholars of the Yemenite community in Bnei Brak. He was born immediately after the death of the late Stapler and was named after him.
When he came to his senses, he married his wife, a member of a family from the city of Rehovot.
He lived at 10 Bialik Street in the Pardes Katz neighborhood. In the evening, when he turned his vehicle from Two Street to Bialik Street, near his house, the terrorist shot at him and killed him while he was driving.
Was pleasant walks and brightened the face of every man. “What a good man he is,” one of his friends praised him.
His late father died at the age of 70, a year and a half ago, on the eve of Sukkot 5771, after contracting the corona virus.
Yaakov Yisrael the 14th left behind his mother Mrs. Zehava, his brothers and sisters, his wife and five children.
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He sought contact in a terrorist attack in Bnei Brak and paid with his life: One of those killed in the shooting attack in the city of Torah and Hasidism is Sergeant Major Amir Khoury, 32, from the Galilee Crane, a police officer on the motorcycle team who killed the terrorist.
Khoury was seriously injured during the neutralization of the terrorist and was taken to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, while performing resuscitation operations which unfortunately did not succeed.
The police issued a statement stating: “The Israel Police bows its head with the fall of the late Major Amir Khoury, who was killed this evening in a battle with an armed terrorist during a shooting attack on civilians and police and was neutralized after a shootout in Bnei Brak. Of blessed memory.
The late Maj. Gen. Amir Khoury, 32, a resident of Nof Hagalil, served as a motorcyclist at the Bnei Brak station in the Dan area of the Tel Aviv district. He is survived by his parents, a brother and two sisters. “
Four other people were killed in the attack: two of them were ultra-Orthodox residents of Bnei Brak and two foreign workers.
Khoury and a member of the staff of Sgt. E., who were called to the scene of the attack, moved in one of the alleys of Bnei Brak on the same motorcycle and encountered a terrorist. The terrorist managed to fire at them and one of the bullets hit my guy.
Sergeant A. recounted the moments of the encounter:
“As we reach the entrance to Herzl Street from Jabotinsky I noticed a terrorist with an M16 aimed at us, fired one bullet at my partner who fell. “I was already with the gun in my hand, we fell with the motorcycle – we had a fight for a few seconds, he fired maybe two bullets – I eliminated him with my gun and then I drove away.”
Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai spoke on the phone with Sergeant A., and then spoke with Jeris, the father of the late Amir.
Sergeant Major E. told the commissioner about what happened and the neutralization of the terrorist who was armed with an M-16.
The commissioner said to Maj. Gen. E.: “You are heroes! Thanks to you, the lives of many citizens were saved tonight. The late Amir and I quickly arrived at the event and demonstrated a striving for contact with heroism and professionalism in a shootout in front of a terrorist who intended to massacre as many civilians as possible. I strengthen you and share in the grief over the fall of your partner in the weapon, the late Sergeant Amir.
In addition, the commissioner spoke on the phone with Jeris Khoury, the father of policeman Amir Khoury.
Jiris, the father of the late Amir, told the commissioner that they are a family of police officers and that he is a retiree of the Tel Aviv District Police. In addition, he told the commissioner that the last conversation between him and his son was at six in the evening, when the late Amir told him that he performed ranges today as part of shooting training.
The commissioner said to Jeris: “I share your grief over the fall of the late Amir. This is a difficult event and a great disaster for the police. Along with the great disaster it is important for me to tell you that your son saved the lives of many civilians tonight. Your son tonight became a legacy and memory of heroism for an entire country.
“The Israel Police will accompany you forever and we have everything you need. I send you a warm and loving hug and promise that I will reach you as soon as the isolation is over. “