The Lone Caller: Chilling Audio Captured During the Brutal Stabbing of Yimanu Zalka

A chilling recording was broadcast for the first time on the "Main Edition" news program Tuesday evening, documenting the final moments of Yimanu Benjamin Zalka. The audio captures his friend, identified only as Y., frantically calling Magen David Adom emergency services after Zalka was brutally stabbed. The incident took place outside a Pizza Hut in the Kfar Ganim neighborhood of Petah Tikva, following a violent altercation involving a group of teenagers.

In the harrowing audio, Y. is heard shouting for an ambulance while struggling to keep his friend conscious. "I need one urgently, someone was stabbed here... a bunch of kids fought and stabbed someone," Y. told the dispatcher. The recording is particularly disturbing as it captures the sounds of the attackers and several bystanders in the background, none of whom stepped in to help or called for medical assistance themselves.

The dispatcher attempted to guide Y. through basic life-saving measures, asking where the bleeding was coming from. In a heartbreaking moment, Y. can be heard crying out his friend's names, "Yimanu? Benjamin? Benjamin? Are you talking to me?" When there was no response, Y. pleaded with the operator, "He’s not, no, no... please come quickly, I need an ambulance now!" Y. eventually identified a serious wound on Zalka's thigh.

As the situation grew more desperate, the dispatcher instructed Y. to find a clean towel and apply firm pressure to the wound. "He is lying on his stomach right now," Y. explained as he rushed to find supplies to stop the bleeding. The call ended as medical teams finally arrived on the scene, but despite the efforts of his friend and the paramedics, the 21-year-old later succumbed to his injuries.

This exclusive recording has sparked a wave of national grief and anger, particularly regarding the reports of bystanders who watched the attack without intervening. Y. was reportedly the only person at the scene who dialed for help, a fact that has led many to question the loss of basic humanity during the violent event. The investigation into the teenagers involved in the attack continues, as the public grapples with the senseless loss of life.

The tragedy has left the Petah Tikva community in mourning, with many calling for harsher penalties for youth violence and the "bystander effect" that prevented others from helping. For Y., the memory of that phone call and his friend's silence will likely remain a lifelong trauma. The recording serves as a somber reminder of the human cost of sudden, unchecked violence in everyday city streets.