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The evil of jihadist terrorism knows no bounds.

Last Sunday, a group of Palestinian gunmen approached a bus stop in Ofra near Jerusalem and began shooting Israeli Jews waiting for their bus. Seven innocent civilians were shot, including a 21-year-old Canadian man and his 19-year-old wife — who was eight months pregnant.

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The terrorists deliberately shot a heavily pregnant woman straight through the stomach, before cowardly fleeing the scene.

The young mother was rushed to a nearby hospital in Jerusalem where the baby was delivered prematurely in an emergency C-section. Both mother and child remained in critical condition and on life support.

Doctors at the hospital worked for 72 hours to try to save the life of the baby — born a Canadian citizen — but to no avail. The baby died on Wednesday, December 12.

He was one of the youngest Canadians to ever fall victim to the horrors of jihadist terrorism. While Israelis and Canadians grieved over this wicked act of violence, some in the Palestinian community celebrated.