A memorial ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Kfar Etzion cemetery in the Gush Etzion district of Judea. The families of victims of terrorist attacks attended. Member of Knesset Tzipi Hotovely (Likud Party) attended as well and stated, "the creation, fall, and resurrection of Gush Etzion is the essence of Zionism as a whole." The mayor of the Gush Etzion regional council Davidi Pearl spoke as well.