The military censor has cleared the publication of the name of the victim of this morning's terror attack at Havat Gilad, according to Eliya Aviv. The victim is Benyahu Malet, son of Rabbi Boaz Malet.
The military censor cleared for publication this morning (Friday) the name of the victim of the terror attack at Havat Gilad: Benyahu Malet, 32, son of Rabbi Boaz Malet. The development follows The Zioneer's earlier reports of his identity from other sources, and after the IDF eliminated the gunman and recovered the weapon.
The attack occurred this morning near the Havat Gilad outpost in the northern West Bank. As The Zioneer reported in initial bulletins at 10:52 Jerusalem, the IDF eliminated the terrorist seconds after the attack and recovered the stolen weapon. The victim, Malet, was the community's emergency response officer who rushed to aid hikers under attack, according to i24NEWS. A subsequent report at 11:13 cited an interview with Malet conducted days earlier by Alia Aviv.
The IDF Chief of Staff held a situation assessment following the incident, as reported at 10:52. The circumstances of the attack remain under investigation, and no further details about the gunman have been released.
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