June 20, 2005 - Yevgeny Reider, 28, of Hermesh was killed and a 16-year old teenager was wounded in a terrorist shooting attack in the village of Baka A-Sharkiya in the northern West Bank.
Yevgeny Reider was driving to work from his home in Hermesh with Andrei Zaidan, his girlfriend's 16-year-old son, when gunmen opened fire, hitting Yevgeny in the forehead. The shots were fired from the roadside near homes in the village of Baka al-Sharkiyeh, a few hundred meters from the Green Line. Andrei succeeded in taking control of the car and reached within 100 meters of the checkpoint when the car caught fire, apparently due to a bullet that hit the gas tank. Andrei, who was lightly wounded, removed Yevgeny from the car and an IDF doctor pronounced him dead on the scene. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Andrei Zaidan related: "The terrorists blocked the road, and then four got out of a car and opened fire. Yevgeny protected me from the gunfire with his body." Andrei was working with Yevgeny preparing cement foundations for cellular transponders in the Elon Moreh area.
Reider was a temporary resident in Hermesh where he had been living with his partner, Tatiana Zaidan, for the past five years, following Tatiana's divorce. They had known each other for ten years, having originally met at work. The couple has an 18-month-old daughter. Tatiana has three children from her previous marriage.
Yevgeny Reider was buried in the alternative cemetery in Bat Hefer. He is survived by his parents, who live in Netanya, and sisters, as well as his common-law wife of the last five years, Tatiana Zaidan and their 18-month-old daughter Emily.