JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Last week, on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, a shocking terrorist attack took place near Ariel. The evil terrorist opened fire on 18-year-old Shneor Zalman Chen while he was sitting in his car. Despite being hit by nearly 20 bullets, Shneor Zalman acted with extraordinary bravery, managed to escape, and is now recovering in the hospital.
Join our WhatsApp groupSubscribe to our Daily Roundup Email
In a special interview from his hospital bed with the Now 14 television channel, Zalman recounted the terrifying moments — from the shooting to the moment he found the strength to flee, despite his severe injuries.
“I’m feeling better now — God saved me,” Zalman said. “I was driving home when I suddenly noticed a laser beam aimed at me. I immediately realized it was a terrorist attack — then the terrorist started shooting at me. I pressed the gas pedal to escape, but he kept firing — 18, 19 bullets. My car stopped working.”
Shneor Zalman’s car after the attack
At that moment, despite his wounds, Zalman decided to fight back:
“I got out of the car and started running. I tried sending my location to people on my contacts list, but I had no signal. I ran almost a kilometer to find reception. At that moment, I wasn’t thinking about anything — just how to save myself. The pain was unbearable, but I didn’t give up.”
Zalman also sent a defiant message to the terrorist, who is still being hunted by security forces:
“You didn’t win — and I’ll come back stronger. Am Yisrael Chai!” (“The people of Israel live!”).
Zalman’s mother, Yisraela Chen, shared the family’s emotional turmoil:
“There’s no doubt that from the start of the attack to the end, God’s hand was there. Nothing makes sense — how did they shoot so many bullets at him, from just five meters away, but only one hit, thank God?”
She ended with a powerful message of faith and pride:
“This was an abnormal event, but we believe and will continue to believe. Our Zalman is a hero — he acted like a fighter from Sayeret Matkal (an elite IDF special forces unit).”
Zalman’s family has asked for prayers for his recovery. His full name for prayer is:
Shneor Zalman ben Yisraela.
May he have a complete speedy recovery!
Muslims have turned themselves into Monsters, and they all sympathize with hamas even if they don’t commit acts of terror.
They must all be exiled from all of Israel.
It will be a huge economic burden on Israel if they leave, but they are no longer welcome here
may haShem grant him and refuah shlaima b’korov and give the terrorist much suffering and die a painful death.