Jaffa: Hundreds attend Christian leader's funeral
Hundreds participate in funeral of Jaffa Orthodox Church Association head Gabriel Cadis, who was stabbed to death Friday evening after Christmas procession of Christian worshippers
"They killed you, my dear husband," Cadis' wife cried.
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Around 6:30 pm Friday, the police received a report about a man who was stabbed in Jaffa's Yefet street.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing an unidentified man wearing a Santa Clause outfit stabbing Cadis in his back and fleeing the scene. Cadis then shouted: "I've been stabbed," and collapsed to the floor.
Funeral of Gabriel Cadis in Jaffa (Photo: Hassan Shaalan)
Six suspects have been detained in connection with the murder. A court is expected to hold a hearing on Saturday night to decide whether to extend their remand.
Large police forces and emergency services deployed to the scene and transported Cadis, who was in critical condition, to Wolfson Medical Center. He later died of his wounds. Due to the sensitive nature of the case, the Police handed the investigation over to the Central Investigations Unit.
"This is a shock to Jaffa and a hard blow to the Christian community. We had a successful procession. Cadis made a speech and everything was fine until he all the sudden this happened. We are shocked because we can't imagine who would want to hurt him," said Tel Aviv Council member Ahmad Masarweh.
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