The approximately 13-year-old girl gravely wounded earlier today in the Kiryat Arba terror attack has died of her injuries in the trauma unit of Shaare Zedek Hospital in Yerushalayim.

The victim HY”D was stabbed by the lone Arab terrorist who infiltrated a home in the Charsina neighborhood of Kiryat Arba, attacking her in a bedroom, stabbing her dozens of times.

The victim’s name will be released pending approval by the family.

The victim has been identified as Hallel Yafeh Ariel HY”D. יהי זכרה ברוך. 

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)