Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara issued a statement Tuesday evening expressing deep sorrow over the brutal murder of 7-year-old Hillel Mordechai Dadon in Beit Shemesh last night. The statement offered condolences to the parents, Tamar and Amos Dadon, and prayed for the recovery of another child wounded in the attack.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on Tuesday evening issued a statement of condolence to the family of Hillel Mordechai Dadon, the 7-year-old boy brutally murdered in a stabbing attack in Beit Shemesh on Monday. The statement expressed deep sorrow and offered prayers for the recovery of another child wounded in the attack. “We pray for the well-being of the other child wounded in the incident and wish him a speedy and full recovery,” the prime minister and his wife said.
The terror stabbing occurred Monday on Emek HaZeitim Street in Beit Shemesh. At 16:58 Jerusalem, Israeli authorities cleared for publication the name of the victim, Hillel Mordechai Dadon, as The Zioneer reported. Simultaneously, initial reports indicated that a 6-year-old child was in critical condition and a 4-year-old in serious condition following the attack. Police arrested a neighbor described as mentally unstable in connection with the stabbing.
The attack has shocked the Beit Shemesh community and drawn national condolences. The condition of the seriously wounded child remains under medical care, and police continue to investigate the circumstances, including the suspect’s mental state. No further details have been released.
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