Overview

• Captain Ariel Topaz was an intelligence officer in the IDF's Research Division.
• Topaz was one of four IDF soldiers injured in the ramming attack at Nir Zvi Junction.
• The attacker, a resident of East Jerusalem, was shot dead by a border police officer.
• Topaz's funeral will be held at the military cemetery in Pardes Hana.
• Topaz's family and the IDF have publicly mourned his loss.