In the Haifa region, a funeral is taking place for Guy Kafri, who was killed Tuesday in a double shooting now believed to have been a terror attack.
Shahar Dror, his brother in law, says in eulogy that Kafri was killed for being Jewish.
The attacker is not yet caught, and security forces have launched a large manhunt in the Halisa neighborhood of Haifa, including with K9 units.
Scene of one of the two shootings in Haifa on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. (Magen David Adom Spokesman)
Police believe Rabbi Yechiel Iluz, who was injured in a separate shooting nearby a short time before Kafri was killed, was also shot by the same suspect.
There has been a “meaningful” development in the case, police said, but a gag order is in effect on the details of the case, Israel Radio reports.
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