The baby who was delivered prematurely after his mother was critically wounded in a shooting attack at the Ofra Junction on Sunday has died, Shaare Tzedek Medical Center announced on Wednesday.
“We regretfully announce the death of Shira and Amichai’s child four days after the attack, despite the efforts of the medical doctors to save him,” the hospital said in a statement.
Shira Ish-Ran was shot in the lower abdomen. Doctors were forced to perform C-Section to deliver her child at 30 weeks. Both mother and child fought for their lives over the week. The child’s father, Amichai, was shot three times in the attack but was not in mortal danger from his wounds.
Shira’s condition had improved and she had been asking about her baby. A few hours ago, she was able to see her child for the first time.
Israeli ministers reacted with sorrow to the news of the child’s passing.
Education Minister Naftali Bennett stated: “A Jewish baby who has not yet been named has been murdered. Palestinian terrorists shot an unborn child; and he was born out of the fire. His short life was spent in the struggle for his life. Our hearts with Amichai and Shira. The heart cries out.”
“This is the low-life murder carried out by terrorists who have stopped being afraid of us. The lost deterrence must be restored. Otherwise a wave of murders is on the way. Not by declarations, by deeds,” he added.
Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel wrote on her Twitter account: “The heart aches at the terrible news of the passing of the baby whose mother was seriously injured in the attack at the Ofra Junction. I send my condolences to the parents Amichai and Shira Ish-Ran and share their sorrow. My heart is with the family.”
“We will catch the dispicable murderers and punish with them the full extent of the law.”
Hashem!!!! Ho could you do this???! We need moshiach!
KUDOS tAMAR eDELSTEIN, NUMBER 13. wHY DON;T YOU ORGANIZE A GATHERING TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN YOUR WONDRTFUL WORK? SNTRENGTH LIES IN ACTION. mY HEART BREAKS AT THE TRAGIC NEWS OF THE YOUNG FAMILY ‘S GREAT LOSS.oUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND ALL OUR DEAR ONES IN iSRAEL. I
So sad!
Hashem should comfort and heal the parents.
The baby should have a lichtigeh Gan Eden!!
That’s literally the last thing those parents want to hear. Do you think that comforts them?
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what are the parents names so we can daven for them?
soo SAD!!!
WHY HASHEM WHY?????
My heart goes out to this family only good news from here on after. Moshiach now!!!
BDE
No words
We all mourn with.
Eima chashecha gedolah nofeles alav.
Hashem, please redeem us. We can’t take any more.
The Rebbe warned NOT to!!!
Look what your doing to your own citizens!!
So many baal shem tov stories of cases like this. Baby was obviously a gilgul who came back to die al kiddush hashem as he died for being born a jew. He goes to highest levels in gan eden
Klal Yisroel mourn with you
So sorry. I hope her uterus is not injured and that she’ll be able to have many other babies be’ezras Hashem…
May Hashem send comfort and True and Complete Geulah to the family and all of Am Yisrael
MOSHIACH NOW
May Hashem comfort the family.
Bibi stop talking and let the IDF do the job as it should and could do.
Sadly it seems that only the arrival of Moshiach Tzidkeinu along WITH THE GEULAH SHLEIMA will there be a crushing of this horrible enemy…Yet until that very moment, maybe, just maybe this Gov. will get back their שכל back!!
BDE, so sorry to hear this. May this family see nissim, refuahs and only simchas going forward.