West Bank – Rabbi Michael Mark, 48, a father of 10 and the director-general of the Otniel Yeshiva was killed Friday by a Palestinian gunmen as he drove on Route 60 in the South Hebron Hills.
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Mark was driving with his wife, Chava Rachel, who is in critical condition, and his daughter Tehila (14) and son Pdaia (15), who were also injured in the shooting. Miki and Chava Rachel’s eight other children were at home during the incident and were notified of their father”s death by the authorities.
The junction is located just 15 kilometers down the road from the Kiryat Arba settlement, where a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated a home and stabbed to death Hallel Yaffa Ariel, 13.
In Friday’s incident, the rain of bullets against the vehicle caused it to overturn. Paramedics who arrived at the scene found Mark in the upside down vehicle, while the other passengers had been thrown out of the car.
Magen David Adom paramedics reported that Mark’s wife, in her 40s has been evacuated while sedated and intubated, and rushed to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Karem in serious condition. His daughter, 14, sustained with a gun shot wound to her stomach is in serious condition and his son, 15-year-, was lightly injured.
Doctors in the hospitals trauma unit are treating the family.
another day, another good Jew killed due to the Zionists govt weakness and care more for the UN and Obama than jews.
Settling Otniel, Chevron, Elon Moreh and all the rest of these far flung communities embedded among the Arabs, is NOT worth destroying even onr precious family.
Please no stupid comments, how if they would not live in the shtochim everything would be peaceful. And why are they leaving in a makom sakana. That did ot seem to work in Gaza. We tried your suggestion. Bottom line these blood thirsty animals will always find a way to kill us. Jewish blood will always be cheap in their eyes
Nebech. Unfortunately the security situation in all of Israel now is such, that we can’t pretend that it’s business as usual and just go for a ride without the proper protections and precautions. Meaning fully armed passengers and armored vehicles. Scoff at my comments as you will.
From Ynet
קלמנזון ביקש מעם ישראל “לקראת השבת, להתחזק באהבה, להתפלל לרפואתם של חווה רחל בת איילת, חווי היקרה, והילדים, תהילה ברכה בת חווה ופדיה מנחם בן חווה, ולתת הרבה כוח לכל המשפחה ולכל עם ישראל. שבת שלום
Still don’t know why Israel doesn’t have the death penalty for terrorists who murder!
Story after story after story…bottom line is if you live in a cage with a snake you will get hurt. Living in the west bank especially near these sub human islamic murderers is suicide! Its a fact! I don’t care what you will all say and rant but it’s a damn fact! You cannot live side by side with murderers and pretend that everything is ok by being mafkir you and your entire family. Now yell back!
It is a well known statement ”ha ba le horegcha hashkem l’ horgo.–when one comes to kill you ,arise early and slay him first. the leaders who are telling folks to kill jews must be ELIMINATED.
So much pain, so much sorrow, B”DE….
The internet has proven what kind of people are really out there. Especially#5. Wow. The parents are now guilty. You make Arafat look good. I think this whole stream should be closed. Maybe the rest of the world will not see how much Jews hate Jews.
How ridiculous! On Thursday there was a stabbing attack in Netnya, recent attack in Tel Aviv and probably many incidents that never get to the media so as not to cause panic to the residents. Look at a map- either we have them amongst us or on the sidelines. And they want us dead, including those who kiss them and demonstrate for them. Make no mistake.
NEKAMA.
The low information vosizneis commentator have alot to say, I see. The truth is that this loss of life was spelled out by chazal as punishment for doing exactly what the settlers are doing. Tzvi Yehuda Kook was in the forefront of allowing people to endanger themselves for the sake of settling every inch of EY. L’maisah he and his talmidim are responsible for these deaths. Yelling about Neturei Karta is just a way of avoiding the truth. Educate yourself. Ignorance is never healthy.