Interior Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas) issued a statement following the death of the youth Asher Haim the son of a senior Shas activist, who was injured yesterday by lightning.
"I send sincere condolences to Rabbi Shimon Hazut for the difficult tragedy of his son Asher Haim, a 14-year-old student of Ner Samuel's Yeshiva, who was abruptly struck by a lightning bolt and restored his pure soul to its creator."
"On my behalf and on behalf of the entire Shas movement, we share in the family's grief for the unbearable loss, and pray for the speedy recovery of the other members of the family who were also affected by the lightning strike, his daughter-in-law Mrs. Efrat Bat Sara, and his sons Elazar, Itamar and Daughter Padas," Minister Deri said.