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Police chief to father of slain officer: ‘A great tragedy for the police’
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Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai speaks during a ceremony in the northern city of Nazareth, on November 9, 2021 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai speaks with Jaris Khoury, father of police officer Amir Khoury, 32, who was killed in a shootout with the terrorist in Beni Brak.
The father tells Shabtai that they are a police family and that he is a veteran of the Tel Aviv police department.
Shabtai says his son’s death, confronting the attacker, is “a great tragedy for the police.”
“Alongside the tragedy, it is important for me to tell you that your son saved the lives of many civilians,” Shabtai says. “His actions will become a legacy and memory of heroism for the whole country.
Khoury was one of two motorcycle cops who responded to the attack, killing the Palestinian terrorist.
He was hit in the exchange and later died in hospital.
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