A Palestinian stabbing attack today at the Etzyon Junction in Gish Etzyon turned tragic when bullets directed by IDF soldiers toward the Palestinian attacker hit 23-year-old Eliav Gelman of Karmei Tzur.
Gelman was taken to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Yerushalayim but passed away several hours later.
The stabbing attack took place shortly after noon.
The Palestinian attacker is Mamduh Amro, 26-year-old from Dura, who is alive and hospitalized.
Gelman, a father of two was an officer in the IDF Air Force reserves. Details of his levayah have not yet been announced.
PHOTOS:
David Steger – Matzav.com Israel
Terrible tragedy
BDE
ive been saying that its time for teshuva for a long time already but no one seems to admit it & wake up.
17TH INNOCENT CHILD NIFTAR IN JUST THE LAST 3 WEEKS ALONE R”L
30 niftar R”L total since 2016 began just 7 weeks ago R”L
isn’t this shocking & tragic to bear?
Every niftar is listed & shocking how they were niftar. so noone can deny the wake up call from Hashem for TESHUVA.
theres noone to blame but ourselves
No use in writing more. Cause until now we have not woken up. Is there still hope?….
Can you comfort me? THESE ARE MY BROTHERS THAT WERE KILLED
May the neshama have an aliya
may the family have a nechama
may we all do teshuva ASAP
Well, it’s a good thing the terrorist is alive. We don’t want to overreact and kill them if they’re only using knives.