Hundreds of people take part in the funeral of Hadar Cohen, 19, a Border Police officer who succumbed to wounds she sustained during a shooting and stabbing attack yesterday near Jerusalem’s Old City.
Another policewomen who suffered serious wounds in the attack comes to the funeral at the Yehud Military Cemetery as well.
Cohen was drafted into the Border Police only two months ago, and was still in training as she patrolled the area outside Damascus Gate on Wednesday.
Israeli Border Police forces at the scene of a shooting and stabbing attack near Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, February 3, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Cohen is survived by her parents, a brother and a sister.
Cohen was part of a three-member squad that spotted three Palestinians behaving in a suspicious manner and asked to see their identification papers. As one attacker withdrew his ID card, the others opened fire and pulled out knives to attack the officers.
According to police, Cohen managed to return fire before she was mortally wounded, despite being surprised by the attackers.
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