The Israel National Council for the Child responded on Monday night to the discovery of the body of a 12-year-old girl in Tel Aviv and to the discovery of the body of 16-year-old Yara Ayoub.
"Two girls were murdered today. It is a difficult and painful evening, and the shocking sequence of events requires real soul-searching. It is impossible to accept the murder of children in the streets and certainly not in their homes. Protecting children, both within the family and in general, should be at the top of the national agenda," the Council said.