In the aftermath of the kidnapping and deaths of Israeli yeshiva students Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar at the hands of terrorists in the West Bank, the Education Ministry says it will provide educational and psychological support and counseling to students at the Mekor Haim yeshiva, where Fraenkel and Shaar were studying.
The ministry says it will reinforce the support and administrative services the yeshiva provides its students.
It will also open schools in Talmon, Nof Ayalon, Elad and other communities tied to the victims during the summer holidays, to provide students of all ages with emotional support. Teachers around the country have been instructed to do the same.
“The education system will continue to take responsibility and be a significant adult presence for the students. The kidnapping of the three youths touched an entire country, and naturally, children and teens felt a high degree of emotional investment,” the ministry says.
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