Terror victim Chen Amir’s corneas successfully transplanted in 2 patients

The National Transplant Center announces that on Sunday, the corneas of Tel Aviv municipal patrol officer Chen Amir were transplanted successfully at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. The recipients are a 75-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman, both of whom wish to remain anonymous.

Amir, a 42-year-old married father of three daughters, was killed on August 5 by a Palestinian terrorist from Jenin whom Amir and his partner spotted acting suspiciously in the bustling Nahlat Biyamin neighborhood in Tel Aviv. The gunman, a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, did not respond to Amir and his partner’s calls. When the two patrol officers dismounted from their motorcycles, the terrorist opened fire with a handgun, fatally shooting Amir in the head. Amir’s colleague pursued the terrorist and shot him dead.

After Amir was formally declared deceased at Ichilov, his wife said that she and her husband were in favor of organ donation and that both carried organ donation cards. As a result, Amir’s corneas and tissues (skin and tendons) were donated for transplantation.