Ori Ansbacher
Arafat Irfaiya raped and murdered the 19-year-old, who at the time was performing national service at a center for youth at risk in Jerusalem.
For the first time, Arafat Irfaiya admits in court that he repeatedly stabbed, sexually assaulted and then killed the young resident of Tekoa.
Palestinian man Arafat Irfaiya was indicted on counts of committing a terrorist act in the form of premeditated murder, rape and entering Israel without a permit.
The indictment states that the 19-year-old tried to fight off her attacker, but he overcame her, assaulted her and stabbed her a number of times using the knife he had on his person. Ansbacher died as a result of her wounds.
Horrific new details of the brutal rape and slaughter of murdered teen Ori Ansbacher were revealed by alleged murderer Arafat Irfaiya, who admitted to purchasing a “kipah” ahead of his attack so he would be allowed entry to Israel by being mistaken for a Jew.
Robert Ilatov of the Yisrael Beytenu Party said in response, “Sadly, Israel, which is dealing with terrorists who are trying to attack it from outside, is also forced to deal with terrorists who are trying to attack it from inside the Knesset.”
Upon extracting Arafat Irfaiya from the site, forces were attacked by Arabs with Molotov cocktails, pipe bombs, stones and burning tires.
“I entered Israel with a knife because I wanted to become a martyr and murder a Jew,” 29-year-old Palestinian Arafat Irfaiya reportedly said. “I met the girl by chance.”
Palestinian Authority minister: “This cowardly attack against a religious and sacred place of worship, without any consideration for its sanctity and its religious and spiritual value, constitutes part of a series of daily attacks against our Islamic and Christian holy sites.”
The attacker told Shin Bet security services that he left his home in Hebron and traveled to Jerusalem with a knife, found Ori Ansbacher in the woods of Ein Yael and stabbed her multiple times in the chest.
Use of the death penalty can only be made in specific circumstances and requires a unanimous decision from a panel of three judges.
Security forces have been operating since early Friday morning in the area where the Israeli teenager was found.
