It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Mrs. Chaya Beer a”h, the mother of Eli Beer, president and founder of United Hatzalah.
Mrs. Beer, who resided in Yerushalayim, was known as a woman of yiras Shamayim who raised her children with a steadfast commitment to Torah and chesed.
Together with her husband, Reb Gavriel Beer, she lived for many years in the United States before making aliyah and settling in the city of Yerushalayim.
She merited to see generations of children and grandchildren walking proudly on the path of Torah and chesed.
Her son, Eli Beer, has often spoken about the values of emunah, chesed, and communal responsibility that he absorbed in his parents’ home, crediting that upbringing as the foundation of his life’s work in building United Hatzalah into a world-renowned emergency response organization.
The levayah was held last night, leaving from Maayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak, proceeding to Yerushalayim, where she was laid to rest.
Yehi zichrah boruch.
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President Trump revealed on Friday morning that the man suspected of killing Charlie Kirk was identified after his own father alerted authorities. Law enforcement sources told The Post that the suspect is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a resident of Utah.
“I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump said during a live appearance on “Fox & Friends” from the network’s Manhattan studio. He noted that he was informed of the news just minutes before his 8 a.m. interview.
“Somebody who was very close to him turned him in,” Trump explained, adding that it was the suspect’s father who came forward through “a minister who was involved with law enforcement.”
“I hope he’s going to be found guilty, and I hope he gets the death penalty. What he did — Charlie Kirk was the finest person and he didn’t deserve this.”
While Trump did not name the alleged shooter, sources confirmed to The Post that Robinson, from Utah, is the individual in question.
Authorities announced they would provide the public with an official briefing later in the day.
Investigators believe the attacker fired a single round from a raised position about 200 yards from where Kirk, 31, was seated in a tent at the Losee Center on Utah Valley University’s campus, officials previously told The Post.
Witnesses first described the gunman as dressed in jeans, a black shirt, and a black vest, carrying a long rifle while positioned atop a building to the east of the school library.
Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA and a father of two, had just finished responding to an audience member’s question about mass shootings linked to transgender perpetrators when he was struck by the bullet at the outdoor gathering in Orem.
Video from the event captured the conservative speaker suddenly jolting backward, clutching at his neck in pain, as the sound of the lone gunshot echoed, triggering panic among the thousands in attendance.
“I didn’t watch,” Trump admitted to Fox News on Friday regarding the disturbing clips circulating online. “I heard about it… I would have never made a good doctor, let me put it that way,” he said.
“I mean, I heard enough. I didn’t want to watch it… I didn’t want to remember Charlie that way.”
Multiple agencies took part in the manhunt for the shooter, including the FBI, Orem Police, the Utah Department of Public Safety, and campus police from Utah Valley University.
FBI Director Kash Patel initially reported that a person of interest was in custody hours after the murder, but clarified later that the individual had been released following questioning. That person was not the suspect currently under investigation.
The bureau also appealed for tips, creating a hotline on Wednesday night and encouraging witnesses to submit photos or videos. By Thursday, the FBI had offered up to $100,000 for information that could help locate the suspect.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump wrote in a sorrowful Truth Social post after Kirk’s death was confirmed.
He later expressed being “filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk” in a video message.
“Charlie inspired millions. And tonight, all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror,” Trump said, declaring Kirk a “martyr for truth and freedom.”
“This is a dark moment for America,” Trump concluded.
Kirk was rushed to a hospital immediately after the shooting and taken into surgery, a nurse told Laci Williams, a former staff member and close friend, who relayed the details to The Post. His death was later confirmed.
The activist gained widespread recognition for his “Prove Me Wrong” campus debates, where students and community members could openly challenge his views.
He was in the middle of one such debate, part of his “American Comeback Tour,” when he was fatally shot.
Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Frantzve, a former Miss Arizona, and their two small children.
“This is a dark day for our state, it’s a tragic day for our nation,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said. “I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination.
“I just want to remind people that we still have the death penalty in the state of Utah.”
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Two people were stabbed in the dining hall of a hotel at Kibbutz Tzuba in the Yerushalayim Hills on Friday. A 50-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries, while a 23-year-old man was moderately hurt.
Emergency teams rushed both victims to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital for treatment.
Authorities said the attacker was a 42-year-old man from Shuafat who already had a record of both criminal and security-related offenses, including previous convictions for stone-throwing.
Reports also indicated that the assailant had been working at the hotel in Tzuba for the past four months.
Police explained that an off-duty officer from the Southern District, who happened to be vacationing at the hotel, confronted the attacker and subdued him. One of the injured men is related to this officer, who later recounted that he had no chance to reach for his firearm and instead physically tackled the assailant to bring him down.
Witnesses recalled that the terrorist shouted “Allahu akbar” before launching his attack on the two men inside the hotel’s dining area.
One guest staying at the hotel told Arutz Sheva: “We were sitting to eat, there was suddenly a commotion, we didn’t understand what was happening. We saw someone holding a knife about to enter the balcony where we were, and an Arab employee, the dining room manager, caught him and saved us.”
MDA paramedic Noa Sade, who treated the gravely injured victim, described the scene: “When I arrived at the scene, I joined the MDA scene commander. The casualty, who was suffering from a stab wound to the chest, was fully conscious and lying on an MDA ambulance stretcher. We provided him with medical treatment, including fluids and medication, while evacuating him to the hospital, as his condition was serious and unstable.”
MDA Senior EMT Ro’i Ben Shoham also detailed his response: “When I arrived at the entrance plaza, I saw an injured man sitting in the parking lot, conscious and suffering from a stab wound to the chest. The team that was with me in the ambulance provided initial medical treatment, including bandaging, bleeding control, and administering oxygen, and he was evacuated to the hospital by an MDA Mobile Intensive Care Unit in moderate condition. With the assistance of the security guards on site, who neutralized the attacker and handed him over to the security forces, we carried out a search during which we located a man about 50 years old in the dining hall, also suffering from a stab wound to the chest. We provided medical treatment that included bleeding control and administering medications, and he was evacuated to the hospital by a Mobile Intensive Care Unit in serious condition, under the care of an MDA paramedic.”
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Hundreds of demonstrators from the Peleg Yerushalmi Faction blocked Route 4 on Thursday near Bnei Brak, protesting the arrest of yeshiva students and amid growing tensions surrounding Israel’s draft law.
Police declared the gathering illegal and issued warnings that officers would resort to force if necessary to disperse the protesters.
According to witnesses, a senior police officer approached the demonstrators, who had brought traffic to a standstill on the major thoroughfare, and formally announced that the protest was unlawful. He informed participants that they had five minutes to leave before police would intervene to clear the road.
A police spokesperson said, “Israel Police officers are on site directing traffic to alternate routes while extricating vehicles caught in the blockade. National traffic police are also present, guiding drivers. We advise the public to travel on alternative roads and follow real-time updates.”
The demonstration caused significant traffic disruptions. Northbound traffic on Route 4 was shut down from the Aluf Sadeh Interchange, with vehicles diverted onto Route 471. In the southbound direction, traffic from Em HaMoshavot was rerouted through Petach Tikva.
In an official statement, police emphasized: “The Israel Police views the right to protest as a cornerstone of democracy and permits demonstrations as long as they take place within the framework of the law. At the same time, the police will not allow public disorder of any kind, infringement on freedom of movement, or behavior that endangers public safety.”
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