i24 News – A dog belonging to Israel’s elite Yamam counterterrorism police unit was killed by Palestinian terrorists on Tuesday morning.
Nine-year-old Belgian Malinois Zili was killed in a shootout in the West Bank city of Nablus, where three Palestinian terrorists were eliminated, including Ibrahim Nabulsi, a wanted member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades.
Zili was buried in the unit’s dog cemetery.
“The Yamam soldiers paid their last respects to man’s best friend,” the police said in a statement.
“Zili was part of the unit, appreciated and professional. He will be missed by the unit, the dog handlers and the fighters he accompanied on numerous operational missions,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said in a statement.
The Yamam is the only unit in Israel that is capable of educating, growing, training and having combat dogs,” said Matthias Inbar, defense affairs specialist at i24NEWS.
“These are dogs that are intensely trained and considered full-fledged fighters, just like the elite Yamam police,” he said.
The unit has facilities dedicated to canine development, and the dogs are considered true fighters.
Zili led hundreds of operations, including arresting a terrorist during an operation in Ramallah.
“Fighters and animals go hand in hand and work together, there is a professional and emotional bond,” Inbar added.
Not sure if I would use adjective heroic though…
Hashem yinkom damoi
Boruch Dayan Emes, R They Gona Tear Kria, Sit Shiva 4 7 days, & 1 Of The Soldiers Will Take The Amud 3 X a Day, Say Kadish As Well Some Have a Minhag 2 Get An Aliyah Every Mon Thurs Maftir Shabbos / YT , Shabbos Mimcha & Then Every Year On The Dogs Yartzeit Take The Amud Again, Light A Candle & Get An Aliyah,
What would PETA have to say?
Hashem holds a special place for dogs in the spiritual world. This is due to the reward dogs were given for remaining quite during the night of exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt It is reflected within jewish law as the laws of sabbath only allow animals to be fed on the sabbath if there set and regular feeding schedule falls on the sabbath. With only one exception, dogs can be fed at anytime during the sabbath. This is a reward for their assistance during the exodus. Also, the great Torah sage “The Chofetz Chaim relates in his writings that a person may say the verse “blessed is the true judgement” when their own dog passes away. He goes on to add, especially if it was a support or assistance dog. In my own opinion. All the more so for a dog that fought to defend the lives of Jewish people in IDF and Land of Israel. My friends look at all of our God’s beautiful creations. Grateful