President Reuven Rivlin mourns the death of IDF soldier Elhai Teharlev, killed today in an apparent car-ramming attack in the central West Bank.
“We have lost today a dear son, Elhai Teharlev, in the State of Israel’s ongoing struggle to ensure its security, and safeguard its citizens,” Rivlin says.
A Palestinian man drove his car into Teharlev and another soldier, while they were guarding a bus stop near the Ofra settlement, northwest of Ramallah.
Teharlev, 20, from the nearby Talmon settlement, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second soldier was lightly wounded.
“I want to send my heartfelt condolences to the Teharlev family, and all the community of Talmon, and wish a speedy recovery to all the injured. The IDF, the Shin Bet, the police, and all the security services are working tirelessly to keep us safe, in a complicated battle in which the home front and the front line are one and the same,” Rivlin says.
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