Minister of Education, Rabbi Rafi Peretz has responded to the murderous attack in Gush Etzion by saying, "The heart aches for a boy whose life has been plucked up in his youth."
Send condolences to his family, the former chief rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces continued, "I am counting on the IDF and security forces, who will not rest until they catch the abominable murderers who committed this terrible crime. The message must be clear - Jewish blood is not cheap."