Outgoing IDF Central District Commander Major-General Gadi Shamni on Tuesday will present Major David Shapira with a citation for eliminating the Merkaz HaRav terrorist during the Jerusalem terror attack about 18 months ago.
The officers who decided to bestow the citation on Shamni cited his bravery and professionalism, as the officer, then a captain, heard shots across from his home in the Kiryat Moshe area of Yerushalayim. He did not hesitate to respond, entering the building at considerable risk, ultimately eliminating the threat as police stood seemingly frozen outside.
Shapira is currently on academic leave from the IDF as he advances his academic studies.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Kol HaKavod to this GEEBOR (himself a former Merkaz HaRav Kook student) for his true mesirat nefesh. By the way it was his cousin that rode up on a BICYCLE (UNARMED)and shot and killed the first bulldozer attacker (with a gun he grabbed from a cop). THAT hero, by the way, (also frum) was initially refused entry to an elite combat unit because of his history of protesting the expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif. This family has what to be proud of!