Lucy Dee, 48, with daughters Maya, 20, and Rina, 15
Mother of two British-Israeli sisters, who were shot dead in the West Bank, died in hospital.
Lucy Dee, 48, was fighting for her life after Friday's attack. She was in a coma, her husband Rabbi Leo Dee said at her daughters' funeral yesterday.
«How do I explain to Lucy what happened to our two precious children?» he cried, asking during his tearful eulogy.
Hundreds of people filled the prayer hall at the cemetery to say goodbye to the sisters. Now their father, along with the remaining three children, will have to deliver another painful eulogy.
A memorial service was held for her sister on SundayCredit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Lucy was in a coma after bullets were removed from her neck and spine.
An immediate search was launched for the perpetrator and others suspects who fled the scene, but they all remain at large.
The gunman, believed to be a Palestinian, is believed to have driven off the road before opening fire on the vehicle.
Two of her daughters who were in the car with her, Maya, aged 20, and Rina, 15, died instantly. > Reena and Maya Dee were shot and killed while riding in a car with their mother
Hadassah University Medical Center announced her death on Monday afternoon, more than 72 hours after the attack.
«48-year-old Lucy Dee was evacuated by helicopter to Hadassah Ein Kerem in critical condition, where crews had been fighting for her life for the past few days, to the trauma unit, operating room and intensive care unit where she was being treated,» the hospital said in a statement.
The shooter is believed to have run the car off the road before opening fire. Photo: GIL ELIAHU
«Unfortunately, despite intense and ongoing efforts, due to her fatal injury, the team had to declare her dead today.»
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The family decided to donate her organs to save the lives of others , the agency added.
The London-born family lived in the Israeli West Bank settlement of Efrat.
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