Five victims of Bnei Brak terror attack: A police officer, two fathers and 2 Ukrainians

A killing rampage by a Palestinian in Bnei Brak Tuesday night, March 29, was cut short after the first four victims by police Sgt Amir Khoury, 32, who shot the gunman dead and lost his own life in the gunfight. He tackled the terrorist as  a member of the local police motorcycle response team. Two other victims were named as Yaakov Shalom, 36, father of five and Rabbi Avishai Yehezkel, 29, who was shot while sheltering his 2-year son during an evening stroll. He leaves a pregnant wife. The other two victims were Ukrainian nationals, aged 32 and 23, who have not yet been identified.

Polce Sgt. Khouri was an Israeli Arab, resident of the northern town of Nof Galil. The police commissioner called his father, himself a retired police officer, to notify him of his son’s heroic death and offer the family all possible assistance.  The officer is survived by both parents, two sisters and a brother.

Police and security forces are detaining multiple suspects at Ya’bad village in the Jenin region of Samaria, including the brother of the 26-year-old terrorist, Diaa Hamarsheh.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said late Tuesday: “Israel is undergoing a wave of murderous Arab terrorism. The security forces are at work. We will fight terrorism with persistence, diligence and an iron fist.” READ MORE