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Murder of Dvir Sorek
2019 stabbing in the West Bank From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 7 August 2019,[1] 18-year-old yeshiva student Dvir Sorek[2] was stabbed to death near the Israeli settlement of Migdal Oz.[3]
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Incident
Sorek was an 18-year-old Yeshiva student, was traveling alone from his yeshiva (named Machanayim) to Jerusalem to buy books for his rabbis as a gift for the end of the school year. He was apparently attacked on his way back, by (it was believed) two assailants, near a bus stop. Despite initially believing that his death was a kidnapping, Israeli security forces came to the conclusion that Soreks' death was a premeditated murder.[4]
Two Palestinian men, 24-year-old Nazir Saleh Khalil Atafra and 30-year-old Qasem Araf Khalil Atafra, were arrested for the murder. Their houses were demolished.[5]
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Funeral
His funeral was held in Ofra, where Sorek’s family resided, the next day and thousands of people attended. Sorek’s father performed the eulogy.[2]
Reactions
- The United Nations peace envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, called the killing a "dangerous act."
- The United Kingdom ambassador to Israel, Neil Wigan, hoped that the killers would "be brought to justice."[6]
Aftermath
Two Palestinians accused of the murder were captured by Israeli soldiers in the village of Beit Kahil outside Hebron. The suspects were identified as 24-year-old Nazir Saleh Khalil Atafra, a Hamas terrorist, and 30-year-old Qasem Araf Khalil Atafra.[7] Qassem was also convicted of a 2011 attempted murder of two Israeli civilians in Beersheba. In December 2021, the two cousins were sentenced to life imprisonment. Qassem was given a 40-year sentence, with Nasir handed an additional 20 years.[8]
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See also
- List of terrorist incidents in August 2019
- Murder of Ori Ansbacher (February 2019)
- Murder of Rina Shnerb (23 August 2019)
References
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