Yeshiva
student/IDF soldier – brutally murdered – found dead near Migdal Oz, Gush
Etzyon. Migdal Oz Security Chief previously requested security dog from IDU,
but canceled request.
Yeshiva
student/soldier Dvir Shurik was brutally stabbed to death last night Aug 7, 19.
His body was found outside of the back gate to Kibbutz Migdal Oz, in Gush
Etzyon. His grandfather, Rabbi Binyamin
Herling was also murdered by Arab terrorists 19 years ago.
Two
months ago, The security Chief of Migdal Oz canceled his request made to
I.D.U. for a security patrol/tracking
dog, due to lack of funds to maintain the service dog.
Matan
Nefesh, the Chief of Security: “Mike I am sorry I did not have a dog, last
night. By mere chance I walked several yards away from where Dvir was laying
hours before he was found. Surely, if I had a dog, the dog would have indicated
and led me to the body. For all I know he was still alive. However, at the time
we had no idea that there was a missing person. The report only came in hours
later, only after he was reported missing.” Was he still alive? Was there critical
time lost? Was evidence discarded? Could there have been a much more effective
pursuit which could have been started hours earlier?
I
responded, “We are there for you and we are still prepared to give you a
service dog worth 20,000 shekels for free and free training, despite our own
difficult financial situation. The dog could be your partner, patrol with you
and protect you as well as to help track terrorists in such cases.”
Shahab news agency,
affiliated with Hamas published tweets comparing the murdered soldier Dvir
Shurik to the lamb (offering) in the path of the resistance (this week’s
holiday Eid-al-adha).
"Allah has given us power over animals
and has permitted us to eat meat but only if we pronounce his name during the
solemn act of taking life,” a description of the merry Muslim holiday of Eid Al
Adcha. YM”S.
I.D.U.
participated in a major exercise to track down “agricultural terrorists”
It is
no secret that Arabs have been terrorizing Israeli farmers by waging what has
been referred to by the Israeli Press as “a war of agricultural terror” against
farms throughout Israel. The Jordan Valley has been hit particularly hard with
the theft of millions of dollars-worth of livestock and equipment and with the
torching of fields and trees in arson attacks.
The
I.D.U. offers dogs and training to young farmers who have organized a network
of emergency response tracking teams known as “Kochot-Mirdaf” with branches
throughout Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
Wednesday,
August 7th the I.D.U. participated
in a training exercise with the “Kochot Mirdaf” simulating an attack on Jewish
shepherds and the theft of their flock. We helped to successfully track down the
“thieves” to retrieve and return the flock to their rightful owners and to
bring the “terrorists” to justice.
It is
relevant to note that this exercise was a simulation of a real incident which
occurred several weeks ago in Eshtamoa, near the Judean desert, in which the “Kochot-Mirdaf”
successfully saved the lives of two Jewish shepherds, found the culprits who
ran away, had them arrested, and returned the flock to the shepherds who had been
injured in the attack. The “Kochot-Mirdaf” had been on an exercise in the area
at the time.
Big
week for Muslim “agricultural terror” perpetrations; exercise and patrols to
deter and catch the terrorists responsible
In
view of the fact that this week marks a significant Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha,
which is celebrated by the slaughtering and consumption of sheep, many of which
are stolen from local Jewish farmers, this exercise is particularly
significant. The exercise contributes not only to deterrence but allows for the
I.D.U. and “Kochot-Mirdaf” to swiftly respond to potential terrorist incidents
in the region.
Kennel construction
and expansion at the Kfar Tapuach Campus moving forward
Additional
dorms and kennels to house the new volunteers and service dogs that are due to
arrive shortly.
I.D.U.
plays a role in the breakthrough in murder case of Nava Elimelech, the 12 old
girl abducted and brutally murdered 37 years ago
In
respect of the gag order placed on the Nava Elimelech case, little can be
revealed at this time about the new developments in the case. We will suffice
to say that I.D.U. experts played a role in the reopening of the case and in
offering new insights into the case. Nava Elimelech was 12 years old when she
was abducted and brutally murdered 37 years ago. The decapitated and
dismembered parts of her body were found in plastic bags after they washed
ashore on Tel Aviv beaches, 9 days after her disappearance. Little can be
shared at this time about the horrific murder that shattered not only the
Almaliach family, but an entire nation back in 1982.
Nava
was one of 22 unsolved cases that the I.D.U. had been actively investigating.
The picture and story of 21 additional cases of missing people are still
prominently displayed on the I.D.U. dining hall, and the unit continues to investigate
and conduct searches hoping to resolve the remaining cases, some of which
appear to have been terror-related.
I.D.U.
participated in a major exercise of the police search and rescue units overseen
by the Shomron and Jordan Valley Police SAR unit and joined by branches of Police
SAR units from across the country
Ironically
it is none other than the I.D.U. that is called out to participate in police
training exercises, and not police dogs and their handlers.
The
unique exercise which was held last Thursday and Friday in the Shomron and in
the Jordan Valley was planned out for months by the Shomron-Jordan Valley
Police SAR Unit and joined by their SAR branches from across the country.
Our
dogs and handlers helped find the missing decoy, who had fallen in to a pit.
Teddy,
one of our dogs was slightly injured in the exercise, and has since
recuperated.
I.D.U.
helped run the Command Center at high-profile search for elderly man found dead
in Kfar Saba
Last
Wednesday-Thursday night the I.D.U. helped manage the search for Nissim
Nachshon, an elderly man in Kfar Saba. Unfortunately the man was found dead in
an open area, near the local country club, after more than 36 hours of
searching for him.
I.D.U.
dispatches another security dog to Shedmot Mechola, in Jordan Valley
Sat.
night an additional security patrol dog, Alpha, has been dispatched to Elyashiv
where he patrols and guards the fields and orchards near Shedmot Mechola, along
with Rex and Asher who have been active in securing the orchards for the past 5
years.
Pup
dispatched to Kochav Hashachar last week
NCSY
Camp enjoyed a dog show performed by the IDU at the Tapuach Kennel Campus,
Tuesday
Find
here short video link from the show/training – teaching a young pup to protect
its handler.
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The dogs and handlers that performed, are used to helping missing people and their families, when going out to search every day or two.Today, they have managed to put smiles on the faces of children and adults with special needs who suffer doubly during the Corona which imposes on them long days without activity that they are used to experiencing every year during the summer vacation.
