Brother of Terror Victim Establishes New Settlement Near Attack Site

Seven years after a deadly terror attack that claimed the life of his sister, Rena Sherb, and severely injured him, Dvir Sherb has established a home in a new settlement called "Neot Harim." The settlement is located near the site of the 2016 bombing at the Ein Dani spring in the western Benjamin region. Dvir Sherb, who married a year ago and works for Bnei Akiva, stated that he and his wife, an officer in the IDF, decided to join the establishment of the new community after hearing about its plans near the Talmon bloc. He described the move as a "blood connection" to the place and a desire to build a family and home there, rather than dwelling on past pain.

During the Shivah, the traditional seven-day mourning period, for his daughter Rena, Rabbi Eitan Sherb, the father, had requested that then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu establish a new settlement in the area as a response to the attack. Seven years later, this request has been realized with the founding of Neot Harim, and Dvir Sherb, who underwent a lengthy rehabilitation after his injuries, is among its first residents.

Sherb recounted that the attack occurred during a family trip to the spring. Terrorists detonated an explosive device, killing his 17-year-old sister Rena and injuring him and his father. He described his personal struggle to return to the area after the attack, which required him to be evacuated by helicopter and undergo extensive recovery. Despite his difficulties, his family continued to visit the site, refusing to let terrorism distance them.

He also shared an anecdote from Shin Bet investigators who told the family that a photograph of the many people who came to pray at the spring after the attack negatively impacted the captured terrorists. The investigators noted that seeing the continued Israeli presence at the site, even after the bombing, had a demoralizing effect on the perpetrators.