April 11th 2023.
Rabbi Leo Dee was overwhelmed with grief as he spoke of the loss of his wife Lucy, 45, and two daughters, Rina, 15, and Maia, 20, who were tragically killed by a Kalashnikov rifle on Friday. He said that he had missed a call from Maia during the attack, a thought that will haunt him for a while. Rabbi Dee described the three of them as ‘idealistic, pure-hearted and kind’, and urged people to remember them by posting images of the Israeli flag on social media.
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Lucy Dee is seen with daughters Rina and Maia
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Mourners attend the funeral at a cemetery in the Jewish settlement of Kfar Etzion
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) Israel’s army said it had launched a manhunt for the perpetrators
(Image Source: https://metro.co.uk) An aerial view shows friends and family of Maia and Rina Dee as they attend their funerals.
The British Jewish community and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed their condolences to the grieving family. Rabbi Dee said he was able to identify Maia at the scene and rushed to the hospital where his wife had been taken, only to find that despite an operation, his family of seven was now a family of four. He spoke of the three of them as ‘beautiful, innocent and full of life’ and their tragic loss has moved many people.
Rabbi Leo Dee spoke with deep emotion after his wife, Lucy Dee, and their two daughters, Rina, 15, and Maia, 20, were killed by a Kalashnikov rifle on Friday.
Lucy Dee is seen with daughters Rina and Maia
Mourners attend the funeral at a cemetery in the Jewish settlement of Kfar Etzion
Israel’s army said it had launched a manhunt for the perpetrators The father of the British-Israeli sisters said he will be 'haunted' after missing a call from one of them during the attack. He described his wife and daughters as 'idealistic, pure-hearted and kind', and said he was able to identify Maia at the scene after police produced her identity card. Despite undergoing surgery, Lucy Dee sadly passed away from her injuries at Israel's Hadassah hospital on Monday.
Rabbi Dee spoke of his immense loss and grief, saying that his family of seven is now a family of four. He said that he had missed a call from Maia at 10.52am and that the feeling of not being able to speak to her will 'haunt' him for a while.
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