Infant Son of Terror Victim Dies Two Weeks after Car Attack

“There are no words that can comfort the murder of a newborn baby along with his mother,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

By: Jewish News Syndicate Staff; jns.org

The infant son of Tzeela Gez, who was critically wounded in the same May 14 terrorist attack that claimed his mother’s life, died at Schneider Children’s Medical Center on Thursday after two weeks of intensive medical efforts to save him.

Tzeela had been on the way to the hospital together with her husband, Hananel Gez, to deliver the baby when a terrorist opened fire on their vehicle. Tzeela was fatally wounded, dying in the hospital shortly afterwards. Doctors managed to deliver the baby via emergency C-section, but he had suffered severe oxygen deprivation. He was named Ravid Chaim Gez, which had already been chosen by his mother.

Despite doctors’ efforts, his condition remained critical and never regained full consciousness. Last week, in an interview with Israel Hayom, Hananel described his son’s condition as being “between life and death.”

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the news with “great sorrow and pain.”

“There are no words that can comfort the murder of a newborn baby along with his mother. The heroism of the pioneers of settlement in Judea and Samaria, and their dedication is what will defeat all our enemies. Earth does not cover their blood,” said Netanyahu.

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