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Family of 19-Year-Old Killed at Tel Yosef Denounces Handling of Suspect

The grieving mother says the attacker remains alive under heavy guard at a hospital, condemning what she calls official restraint.

Overview

  • Aviv Maor, 19, was killed Friday in a combined terror attack at the Tel Yosef intersection in northern Israel.
  • Her father, Tal Maor, posted a searing farewell on Sunday, describing finding his daughter lying in blood near their home and pledging to protect the family.
  • Her mother, Einat Maor, told Ynet that her son phoned to report the stabbing, she called police and an ambulance, and she arrived to find Aviv in a ditch with no chance of saving her.
  • Einat Maor voiced anger that the suspected attacker was taken alive and is reportedly hospitalized under heavy police guard, criticizing what she described as a policy of restraint.
  • The family’s public statement mourned Aviv as compassionate and devoted to helping others and animals, declaring, “A terrorist took our girl; he murdered her,” while no additional details on the suspect were provided in these reports.