16-yr-old Victim of Gay Pride Parade Stabbing Dies

One of the victims stabbed at Jerusalem's gay pride parade last week has died, police and health officials in Jerusalem said Sunday. Shira Banki, who was 16 was one of six people stabbed Thursday by an attacker Yishai Shlissel, an Orthodox Jew who was released from prison just weeks ago after serving 10 years for stabbing marchers at a 2005 gay pride parade in Jerusalem.

Shlissel was arrested immediately after the attack, according to Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri, CNN reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent his condolences to Banki's family Sunday. "Shira was murdered because she bravely supported the principle that each one can live their life in honor and security," Netanyahu said in a statement. We will not allow this despicable killer to undermine the core values that Israeli society is based upon. We contemptuously denounce his actions of hate and violence. We will do everything in our power to bring this killer to face justice," the Prime Minister added