Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the 13 ministers of his security mini-cabinet, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Sha’ul Mofaz, and senior IDF officers have arrived in Ofrah. They will hold a security cabinet meeting there and will pay their condolences to the Hershkovitz families following yesterday\'s terrorist murder of Assaf. He is being mourned by his wife Hila, as well as his mother Geulah, his 11-year old brother and two sisters; they recently also suffered the loss of their husband/father Aryeh Hershkovitz, who was similarly killed by terrorists three months ago.



The high-level convoy was greeted at various points along their way from Jerusalem to Ofrah by protestors from Pisgat Ze\'ev, Adam, Kokhav Yaakov, Psagot, Beit El, and other communities. They held signs reading, \"Sharon, Give Us Military Security!\"