President Isaac Herzog condemns the killing of Tseela Gez, who was shot by a Palestinian terrorist while en route to hospital to deliver her baby.
“The murder of the late Tseela Gez, on her way to the delivery room, is a criminal act of terror that chills every heart. Precisely at a moment of life – a life was cruelly taken,” Herzog writes on X.
“My heart goes out to the grieving family and to all her loved ones. We are all praying now for the well-being of the baby and the recovery of her injured husband, Hananel,” Herzog writes. “Terrorism will not defeat the Israeli spirit. We will pursue terrorism everywhere, and we will not be silent. May her memory be a blessing!”
Gez was in her ninth month of pregnancy and was heading to a hospital to give birth to her fourth child when she was shot yesterday.
During efforts to save her life, doctors performed an emergency C-section. The newborn is in serious condition and doctors are working to save his life. Gez’s husband, Hananel, who was driving the car, was lightly hurt.
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