Ya'akov Tzarfati

Dec 12, 2001 - Ya'akov Tzarfati, 64, of Kfar Saba, was one of 10 people killed in a terrorist attack on an Israel and several passenger cars near the entrance to Emmanuel in Samaria.

At 18:00 PM, on the fourth night of Hanukkah, three terrorists attacked a No. 189 Dan bus traveling to the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Emmanuel from Bnei Brak, as well as several passenger cars, with a roadside bomb, anti-tank grenades, and light arms fire at 18:00 P.M. Ten people were killed and about 30 were injured.

The Tzarfatis had been in Kfar Saba to see the doctor, who was treating Ya'akov for diabetes and a heart condition. David volunteered to drive his parents and brother Hananya to Emmanuel, where they had been living for the past month and a half. They were driving behind the No. 189 bus. After the first explosion, the two brothers, Hananya and David, covered their mother with their bodies, saving her life when the terrorists shot at them from close range. Ya'akov, Hananya and David Tzarfati were killed by the gunfire.

"They were a quiet family of believers, they never did a thing to hurt anyone," said Udi Lieberman, head of regional council Karnei Shomron.

Ya'akov Tzarfati was buried in Kfar Saba, together with his sons David and Hananya. He is survived by his wife Dvora and their two daughters.