A funeral for the baby – who did not live long enough to be named – was held late Wednesday night at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Raphael Ish-Ran, the grandfather of the baby, said with tears: “You are dear, you are precious to us, the children of Zion are the ones who build the Land of Israel and you did not make it in your short life. You brought a lot of light and with your light we will remove all their darkness. “

The grandfather added, “Your father and your mother, if I could quote verbatim their joy despite the pain, some spiritual powers.” The halakha states that the name must be given to the baby - so your parents gave you a name, and the name is of great significance: Amiad Israel. Forever, the people of Israel here forever and ever”.

Chaim Silberschein, the baby’s second grandfather, said: “Our beloved children are now lying wounded at Shaare Zedek and are being cared for by a team of angels, and you married only nine months ago with such joy, a perfect couple, and when we learned about pregnancy, what a joy. Lighting the eighth candle in the home of Amichai’s parents, a seventh month and the excitement increasing.

“You drove home and waited innocently at the bus stop near Ofra - and then a burst of bullets interrupts the joy, the anticipation and the dreams. , On the Mount of Olives in the heart of Jerusalem, we declare: You will not succeed, you will never succeed, we are stronger than you. ”

The rabbi of Safed, Shmuel Eliyahu, also attended the funeral. “This baby we are now accompanying to eternal rest is the smallest child murdered by terrorists,” Rabbi Eliyahu said. “From their point of view, every spark of life has to be extinguished.” The heart of all the people of Israel has once been with the heart of this baby and of his parents who are in the hospital.

Earlier in the day, the baby’s parents, Shira and Amichai Ish-ran – hospitalized themselves for injuries sustained in the attack – visited the baby for the first time, a Shaare Zedek spokesperson said in a statement.

“The baby died embraced by his family’s love,” said Dr. Alona Ben Nun, who heads the hospital’s prenatal unit. “The baby received the maximal care possible but was not able to survive his injuries,” she said.

The young couple, married for less than a year, were standing at a bus stop and hitchhiking post along with five others injured in the drive-by-shooting on Route 60 on Sunday night. The shooter is still at large.

The baby’s mother was severely wounded in the abdomen and underwent emergency surgery for her wounds from 10 p.m. Sunday until 4 a.m. Monday.

Shira was 30 weeks pregnant, and the baby was removed during the surgery with the help of a C-section. Her husband, Amichai, was wounded in the leg.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: ”Our hearts are with Shira and Amichai over the passing of their four-day-old son, who did not even have a name.” Read more at VINnews