Ofra

A Palestinian man infiltrated an IDF army post outside the town of Beit El on Friday morning, bashing the head of an Israeli soldier with a rock and seriously injuring him before fleeing to a nearby Arab enclave.

The 30-week-old infant, named Amiad Yisrael (“my eternal nation Israel”) after his passing, had lived just four days outside the womb.

Two Israelis were murdered and two wounded in a drive-by terror attack on Thursday morning, not far from the scene of a Sunday-night attack that claimed the life of a baby whose mother was shot.

The young couple had the chance to meet their son, Tinok (“baby”) ben Shira Yael.

“We just keep praying for her recovery and the recovery of her baby,” said Liora Silberstein, mother of Shira Ish-Ran. “They will need a lot of prayers. He was born in the 30th week, and she lost a lot of blood—this little family needs a lot of strength in the next few weeks and months.”

Shira Yael Ish-Ran, whose husband, Amichai Yishai Ish-Ran, stopped her bleeding with his hands after the two were shot near Ofra on Sunday evening, remains in serious condition.