A canine that helped Israeli troops in a whole host of counterterrorism operations was tragically killed earlier this week during a raid in Nablus that saw an intense exchange of fire in the Palestinian city.
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The dog, Zili, who had accompanied Israel Police's Counter Terror Unit for nine years and was even credited for spotting and overpowering a Palestinian terrorist who had killed the Israeli 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher in 2019 during a search of a Ramallah home, was given a hero's funeral at the special canine cemetery the unit operates. Several fighters even shed a tear, with one saying, "He saved our lives."
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Even Prime Minister Yair Lapid sent his thoughts over the death of Zili, saying "he was part of the unit, he was loved and was a professional." Lapid added that he "would be missed by those who trained him and those with whom he carried out operations with."
During the raid earlier this week, a senior Palestinian terrorist Ibrahim Nabulsi was killed after a long battle.
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