Israeli mourners hold funeral for ramming attack victim

Israelis held a funeral for Shimshon Mordechai, who was killed in a ramming attack by a Palestinian assailant, while authorities continue investigating the incident.

Reuters

29 December 2025 at 12:04:30

Mohamed Al-Nather mourns his father and his 4-month-old brother Ahmed during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, December 20, 2025.

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Israelis gathered on Sunday (December 28) to mourn Shimshon Mordechai, the victim of a ramming attack in northern Israel earlier in the week.

Mordechai was killed by a Palestinian assailant in a ramming attack on Friday (December 26). Israeli emergency services said the assailant also later stabbed a woman and killed her.

The assailant, from the occupied West Bank, was shot and wounded by a civilian at the scene and taken to hospital, the Israeli police said in a statement.

At Mordechai's funeral, his wife spoke emotionally and said his presence will be missed.

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