The Israeli woman in her 60s missing in the Berlin marketplace attack, Mrs. Dalia Elyakim HY”D from Herzliya Pituach was found dead on Wednesday, 21 Kislev. Earlier in the day she was listed as missing.

The husband, Rami, was walking with Dalia when the terrorist rammed a truck into the crowd. Rami was seriously injured and remains in a local hospital. Their children, Ohr and Chen have flown to Berlin.

Responding to the announcement of Mrs. Elyakim’s death, President Reuven Rivlin stated, “I received with great sadness the news of the death of Dalia Elyakim in the horrific terror attack in Berlin.

“From here I send my sympathies and offer strength to her family who are by the bedside of her husband Rami, who was seriously injured in the attack, and we pray for his speedy recovery. We will remain united and determined in the face of this murderous terror which strikes across the world, and we will fight relentlessly against extremism and hatred.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)