Names Of Victims Of Tel Aviv Terror Attack Released

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The names of the two victims of the terror attack which occurred Thursday night at a Tel Aviv bar have been released. The victims are 27-year-olds Tomer Morad and Eitam Magini. The two were childhood friends from Kfar Saba who had arranged to meet at the Ilka bar and arrived early to hold a spot for their friends. Both were gunned down when the terrorist, 29-year-old Raad Fathi Zaidan Hazem from Jenin, opened fire in the bar at 9 PM.

8 other people were injured in the gunfire, 4 of them seriously. One person remains in critical condition in Ichilov Hospital and the others are recovering from their injuries.

The two victims of the attack will be buried Sunday afternoon at Kfar Saba’s Pardes Haim cemetery.

“Our city is in deep mourning,” Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Sa’ar said, “My heart is with the families of the victims.”

The two’s funerals were set to take place Sunday afternoon at Kfar Saba’s Pardes Haim cemetery.

The two were described by friends as the lifewires of the party, the most prominent members of their social group.

Tomer had just completed a degree in mechanical engineering at Tel Aviv University, was in a relationship for the last six years and had just landed a job in Herzliya. Eitam studied psychology and brain research at the same university, and had just become engaged to his girlfriend Ayala.

In a statement, President Isaac Herzog offered condolences to the families of Tomer and Eytam.

“Two young Israelis, two flowers, lost their lives in last night’s horrific attack in Tel Aviv,” said Herzog. “Their only sin was wanting to spend a normal night out.”

Herzog also thanked security forces for catching and killing the terrorist and sent prayers to those wounded in the attack who are still hospitalized.