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Three days after the brutal Elad terror attack that shocked a nation, details continue to come to light. One young father-of-5 who was tragically killed, Yonatan Chavakuk, reportedly died defending his 6-year-old son. According to witnesses, Chavakuk fought the terrorists heroically, allowing others to escape. Another father killed was Boaz Gol, who also leaves behind 5 devastated children. According to Boaz’s family, he had been on his way to a Torah class. In addition to the priceless presence of a father, the two men also provided their families with essential financial support. An emergency fund has been opened...

Three people are dead and two people have been left with serious injuries following a shooting that took place at a bar in Wisconsin. The incident occurred at Somers House Tavern in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the early morning hours of Sunday morning at approximately 12:42 a.m. “The suspect is described as a black male over six feet tall wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt,” Sgt. David Wright said in a media release to the press” “This appears to be a targeted and isolated incident.

Three people died Wednesday in rural Washington County after a man forced his way into a home and tried to steal a vehicle, authorities said. Authorities originally announced two people, including the suspect, had died during the incident, but a late Wednesday evening press release from the Washington County Sheriff's Office reported a third person had also been killed of an apparent gunshot wound. Someone at the home called 911 about 2:50 p.m. from the 8100 block of Forest View Road in the Town of Kewaskum and said the suspect forced his way inside and was "demanding the keys to...

Video An 18-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl were killed and 13 other people injured on Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on a busy Toronto street. The suspected shooter, a 29-year-old Toronto man, also died. Toronto police say he shot 15 people and exchanged gunfire with police before dying of a gunshot wound. The exact circumstances of the man’s death are now being looked into by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit. .....

...... ...Salomon spoke to her friends about the terror attack and remembers every detail of every horrific moment. "We were waiting for guests to arrive, to celebrate the birth of our new grandson, so the door wasn't locked," Tova said. "When someone knocked on the door, we assumed it was a guest." "Haya opened the door and he stabbed her. She ran out of the house screaming, to alert the neighbors.... "I asked him, 'Who are you?' He laughed in my face and waved the knife. "At that point I understood what was happening. I bent down and turned my...

Three people, including a girl aged eight, died when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a wedding party outside a Coptic Christian church in Cairo on Sunday. At least nine others were wounded in the attack in the Giza neighborhood of the city, officials said, according to the BBC. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The unidentified attackers fired indiscriminately as people left the church. A man and a girl were killed outside the church and a woman died on her way to hospital. Coptic priest Thomas Daoud Ibrahim told Reuters he was inside the church when the gunfire...

A gunman killed three people before police shot him dead Saturday in a shooting at a house in the Colorado town of Aurora, the same town that played host to a massacre at a cinema last year, police said. NBC television's local affiliate KUSA cited police as saying that one survivor escaped from the house, where an "armed and dangerous" man had earlier barricaded himself inside with hostages, AFP reported. "The barricade situation is resolved. The suspect is dead. There were also three other victims found dead inside," the Aurora Police Department announced on its official Twitter account. Aurora made...