Hundreds of mourners gathered in Jerusalem on Friday morning to bury Rabbi Meir Hai, a father of seven who was shot dead by Palestinians near his home in the West Bank a day before, Haaretz newspaper reported.
Hai, a 40-year-old teacher and father of seven, was killed when militants opened fire at his car on the road between Shavei Shomron and the nearby settlement Einav in the West Bank. He was alone in his car.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and the Islamic Jihad have both claimed responsibility for the attack.
In eulogizing his father, Hai's 16-year-old son Eliyahu urged mourners not to consider seeking revenge for the attack.
Over the past year, the number of terror attacks in the West Bank has dramatically decreased thanks mainly to the Shin Bet security service and IDF. However, IDF officials say attempts to carry out terror attacks continue, especially those perpetrated by local individuals working alone, the paper wrote.
Last month two people were stabbed at a Kiryat Arba gas station. The assailant was shot by a security guard and a soldier on leave who happened to be there.
Brig. Gen. Nitzan Alon, commander of the Israel Defense Forces' Judea and Samaria division, said at a press briefing on Thursday that the IDF was trying to find the assailants with the help of preliminary intelligence.