[ April 18, 2026 ]
An Israeli father of six was just killed in a drive-by shooting near the West Bank in the city of Nablus.
The IDF chief took time out to visit the site of the murder:
It’s a case of terror Israel — of Jews on the frontlines in the Islamic war on the west. And it’s left six children without their fataher.
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Haaretz has more:
The Israeli military said that the 35-year-old victim was driving on Route 60, the main highway in the West Bank, when his vehicle was apparently targeted by gunmen in a passing car.
Security forces are currently sweeping the area, adjacent to the Israeli outpost of Havat Gilad. The man was identified as Rabbi Raziel Shevach, a resident of the outpost.
Military roadblocks have been set up on roads leading into and out of Nablus as security forces attempt to locate the attackers.
Shevach was critically wounded in the shooting and was taken to hospital, were he was pronounced dead after resuscitation attempts failed.
ADVERTISEMENTDr. Guy Elad, a doctor at the Meir Medical Center, said that Shevach “arrived at the hospital without a pulse, with no breath and no life signals. He was rushed to the trauma room, where advanced resuscitation actions were performed and unfortunately despite our efforts his death was [eventually] determined.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the news of the shooting on Tuesday night.
“I am expressing my deep sorrow and sending condolences to the family of Raziel Shevach, who was murdered tonight by a despicable terrorist,” he stated.
“Security forces will do everything possible to reach the contemptible murderer and the State of Israel will bring him to justice,” the premier added.
Rabbi Yehoshua Gelbard, a friend of the late Rabbi Shevach who manages the yeshiva where the victim learned and taught, said that his friend was a volunteer at both Magen David Admon and part of a chevra kadisha (Jewish burial society). “Rabbi Raziel was a rare combination of a smart student and devoted to God, who was kind to everyone who surrounded him,” Rabbi Gelbard recounted.
Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, spoke in the wake of the attack and said that West Bank residents “will not give in to terror.”
“I want to make a clear statement to these cowardly murderers who shoot and flee: We are not scared, the people of Israel are alive and we will win,” Dagan added.
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