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An Israeli-American woman who defended a kibbutz against Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old Monday.
Sgt. Elisheva Rose Ida Lubin, 20, of Georgia was patrolling Jerusalem’s Old City with two other officers when she was attacked by the teenage assailant, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Lubin was critically injured in the attack, later succumbing to her wounds.
A second officer sustained minor injuries, while a third fought off the teenage attacker, who Israel police said was a 16-year-old Palestinian resident of Sa’ir in East Jerusalem.
The next day, Israel Defence Forces hunted down the teenage “terrorist” during a raid at a refugee camp — which sparked clashes between soldiers and local Palestinians.
“Mapping was conducted in preparation for the demolition of the house of the terrorist who carried out the stabbing attack yesterday in Jerusalem,” the IDF said on X.
“During the activity, suspects threw stones and threw Molotov cocktails at the forces who responded by shooting, injuries were detected.”
The slasher was shot dead by other Border Police officers, according to the Israeli press.
Throughout the night, the IDF reportedly arrested 28 wanted persons, including 11 associated with Hamas, and destroyed a warehouse of weapons “containing gas cylinders and other materials intended for the preparation of explosives.”
According to the Atlanta Jewish Times, Lubin lived in Dunwoody, a northern suburb of Atlanta.
She immigrated to Israel from the US in August 2021 and joined the Israel border police as part of her Army duty in March 2022.
Lubin was designated a “lone soldier,” meaning she was living in Israel without her family.
She was living in the Kibbutz Sa’ad in southern Israel, one of several places Hamas targeted in its surprise attack last month.
The alleged last video captured of Lubin shows her waving and smiling at the camera as she tells her family that she loves them.
“Marty, the girls, and I are heartbroken by the tragic news of Rose Lubin’s death,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said.
“Her courage and commitment to fighting evil is an inspiration to us all, and we will continue to keep her family and loved ones in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”
Soldiers make up roughly 340 of the 1,400 Israeli-reported deaths since Hamas’ initial cross-border incursion.
The Palestinian death toll has passed 10,000 and includes many women and children, according to Hamas officials.
