The father of the policeman who fell in the attack in Bnei Brak: "Feels that the whole country is embracing us"

Hours before the funeral service, dozens of civilians from all over the country began arriving for the farewell ceremony at the Gospel Church in the Galilee landscape of Amir Khoury, who fell in a shootout with the terrorist.

Robert, one of the citizens, arrived with a T-shirt printed on it: "An Israeli hero who saved a life."

Khoury's father: Thank you to the people of Israel

Yoav Itiel

31/03/2022

Thursday, 31 March 2022, 10:22 Updated: 12:27

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In the video: Documentation from the jeep camera of Maj. Gen. E. the policeman who neutralized the terrorist (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

Dozens of citizens from all over the country began gathering today (Thursday) in the Galilee landscape, ahead of the farewell and funeral service for police officer Amir Khoury, who fell while shooting at a terrorist in a terrorist attack in Bnei Brak.

The ceremony is expected to take place at 14:00 in the Gospel Church in the Galilee landscape and at 17:00 his funeral will be held in the Nof Galil military cemetery.

Khoury left behind a spouse and the two planned to get married.

Amir's father, Jiris Khoury, said that "he saved lives and in his death saved many souls. Called from all over the country. I feel that the whole country embraces us. Thank you to all the people of Israel."

Before the ceremony, hundreds of citizens came to accompany Khoury on his final journey, including Robert who came from Karmiel with T-shirts he printed especially in honor of this day: "I came because like all the people of Israel we want to embrace Amir's family. Participates in their grief. "

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Ahead of his funeral (Photo: Yoav Itiel)

Khoury (Photo: Official website, use under section 27A of the Copyright Law)

Sgt. Khoury shot the terrorist to death along with his partner who arrived at the scene on a police motorcycle. According to the policeman who was working with Khoury, they both fell with the motorcycle and then spotted the terrorist firing at them. He was rushed to

Beilinson

Hospital in Petah Tikva, where he was pronounced dead

. Documentary E. can be heard shouting at his friend "Khoury, watch out", and immediately afterwards the shot was heard from which Khoury fell and his friend was seen firing at the terrorist several times and then he said "he died. I did scans, I eliminated him".

In the attack in which Khoury was killed, four people were also killed.

The shooting began on Bialik Street, continued to HaShanim Street and from there to Herzl Street - where the terrorist was shot dead.

The names of the dead are Rabbi Avishai Yehezkel, Yaakov Shalom and two Ukrainian citizens - Victor Sorokopot and Dimitri Mitrik.

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