Pregnant and on her way to deliver, Tze'ela Gez murdered in shooting attack in Samaria

Tze’ela Gez, a 30-year-old resident of Bruchin and mother of three who was nine months pregnant, was murdered in a terror shooting Wednesday night between Bruchin and the Peduel Junction in Samaria. Her husband was lightly wounded.

According to the IDF, terrorists opened fire on three Israeli vehicles, striking the one Gez and her husband were traveling in. Paramedics arrived quickly and found Tze’ela unconscious with critical gunshot wounds, while her husband, around 40 years old, was seriously wounded but conscious and attempting to stop her bleeding.

Both were rushed to Beilinson Hospital. Despite resuscitation efforts, Tze’ela succumbed to her wounds early Thursday. Doctors were able to deliver her baby, who is reported to be in stable condition.

The IDF launched a manhunt for the attackers, who reportedly used lasers to target the vehicle before firing.

MDA Paramedic Erez Fogel, among the first responders, described the harrowing scene: “The vehicle was riddled with bullets. The woman was unresponsive, and the man beside her, wounded, was trying desperately to help her.”