In a conversation with Walla, Tal said that just minutes before she learned of Hazem\u2019s killing, her mother called her and told her about an unusual dream in which she had seen Tomer.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust before I heard, I spoke with my mother, and she called to tell me that she had dreamed about him. She dreamed that he was wounded in a hospital, and standing next to him was a wounded man wearing a galabeya. Tomer tells her: \u2018Mom, don\u2019t touch me, I\u2019m wounded,\u2019\u201d Tal said.<\/p>\n
She said the dream continued in a way that became especially chilling for the family after they learned what had happened in Jenin.<\/p>\n
Tomer Morad and his sister, Tal. (credit: COURTESY OF FAMILY)<\/p>\n
\u201cShe dreams that someone comes to her, an army officer, and takes her to Tomer in the hospital. She told her: \u2018This can\u2019t be; Tomer is not alive.\u2019 Then, next to Tomer, stands someone wearing a long white galabeya, wearing a large knitted kippah, with his hands joined in front of his body, as if he is standing there guarding him. Then Tomer says to her: \u2018They put him in his place.\u2019 After he smiled at her, she woke up. He told her that this man was in his place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly after that conversation, news arrived of Hazem\u2019s killing. But Tal said her first thought was not about the man who had been killed, but about the soldiers operating in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first thing I did was check that none of our forces had been injured and that nothing had happened, because that is the most important thing,\u201d she said. \u201cFrom what I understand, Hazem tried to stab a soldier, and they shot back at him. That is what brings us the most comfort and relief as a family, because if something had happened to a soldier<\/a>, to one of them, in my eyes it would not be worth anything. Tomer is no longer with us, and that will not change it. The fact that Tomer is no longer here will never change.\u201d<\/p>\n Alongside those comments, Tal did not hide her sense of relief that Hazem is no longer alive.<\/p>\n \u201cI am mostly happy that a man with so much hatred, who spreads so much hatred, is no longer with us. He would hold conferences and send people out to carry out attacks, so mostly, thank God, this man is no longer with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Jenin camp resident murders three, wounds 15<\/strong><\/p>\n The attack in which Tomer was murdered took place on April 7, 2022. Raad Hazem, a resident of Jenin refugee camp, arrived on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv and opened fire at people spending time there. He murdered Barak Lufen, Tomer Morad, and Eitam Magini, and wounded 15 others. After the shooting, Hazem fled the scene and was located near a mosque in Jaffa after a nine-hour manhunt.<\/p>\n Two operatives from the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency)\u2019s operational unit who were patrolling the area identified a person matching the terrorist\u2019s image and the details provided to forces. They exited their vehicle and ordered him to stop. Hazem raised his hands, but then ran to hide behind a vehicle, pulled out a handgun, and fired 10 bullets at them. The forces charged toward him, returned fire, and killed him.<\/p>\n After his son\u2019s death, Hazem left his home in Jenin and delivered a speech in which he spoke about continuing the struggle and future victory. Among other things, he told a crowd gathered at the scene that he hoped they would see \u201cvictory,\u201d \u201cfreedom,\u201d and \u201cindependence,\u201d and called for the liberation of the Al-Aqsa Mosque<\/a>.<\/p>\n Several months after the attack, IDF forces demolished Raad Hazem\u2019s home in Jenin. During the operation, clashes and exchanges of fire broke out between armed Palestinians and the troops. As the soldiers left the refugee camp, heavy objects, stones, and firebombs were thrown at them. Palestinians reported one person killed and several wounded at the time.<\/p>\n For Tal, all these details are part of a story that has no ending point. When asked whether Fathi Hazem\u2019s killing closes a circle for her, she breaks down in tears.<\/p>\n \u201cMy circle will never close,\u201d she says. \u201cI am happy he is not there. Our circle will close when we meet Tomer. But it is good that he is not here.\u201d<\/p>\nTomer Morad and his niece, Alma. (credit: COURTESY OF THE FAMILY)<\/p>\n