The public is invited to attend the event, entitled, "With Faith, We Will Win," in memory of Tali Hatuel and her four daughters. Tali, eight months pregnant with her fifth child, was driving with Hila, 11, Hadar, 9, Roni, 7, and two-year-old Meirav on their way to take part in an event on behalf of Gush Katif, where they lived, when the brutal murders occurred.
Palestinian terrorists waiting in ambush shot at the car, which veered off the side of the road. The terrorists then ran over to the car to perform "ascertainment of death," shooting each of the occupants to death at point-blank range. The murderers then continued to unload dozens of more bullets into the bodies. Zaka volunteers worked for a long while afterwards to collect the body parts from the car and its vicinity.
The massacre left David Hatuel, a school principal in Ashkelon, totally alone, bereaved of his wife and children.
Attending the memorial event, scheduled for Wednesday at 5 PM, will be Rishon LeTzion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu. Also featured in the program are Gush Katif's Rabbi Yigal Kaminetzky, and Rabbis Chaim Druckman, Yaakov Ariel, Elisha Vishlitzky and Shimon Cohen.
The public invitation states, "We are all called to gather together from all the corners of the country and ascend to the city that has been 'joined together,' in strength, determination, happiness and great faith in the rejuvenation of the Nation of Israel in its land, its state, and its Torah."
Also appearing in the program are David Hatuel, Eliyahu Uzan of Netzarim, and Rafi Seri of the Gush Katif Task Force.
Col. (res.) Geva Rapp will present a short film on the "Face to Face" campaign that is now underway. Hundreds of volunteers go from house to house, introducing people to Gush Katif and the people who live there.