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Zion David
May 11, 2003 - Zion David, 53, of Givat Ze'ev near Jerusalem, was shot in the head and killed by Palestinian terrorists in a roadside ambush half a kilometer from Ofra, north of Jerusalem.
Zion David had stopped at Ofra for morning prayers and was driving to work in the area when gunmen opened fire on his vehicle about 500 meters north of Ofra. He was hit in the head by the gunfire and lost control of the vehicle, which ran off the road and into a ditch.
The Fatah al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.
Zion had been living with his family in Givat Ze'ev for 15 years, and engaged in earthwork on construction projects in the area. Friends described him as a quiet family man who was always ready to help people. His son Avraham was wounded in a shooting attack in January 2001 near Atarot, north of Jerusalem.
Zion David was buried in Jerusalem. He is survived by his wife Esther and six children, the youngest age 8: Uriel, Gal-El, Liron, Hanit, Avraham, and Sima.
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