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- ↑ עצוב: מפקד תחנת רהט ג'ייאר דוידוב נהרג בקרב עם מחבלים Archived 7 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- ↑ "The Chief of the Rahat police, Sen. Giyar Davidov, was killed today". Cedar News (in Arabic). 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ שלישיית האחים שמייבשת את הסמים בישראל Archived 9 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- ↑ כך הפך מפקד ימ"ר לכיש, ג'י.אר דוידוב, לאימת העבריינים הבכירים בישראל Archived 9 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- ↑ "בפעילותכם סיכלתם טרור עברייני חסר מעצורים" Archived 9 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- ↑ ג'יי אר דוידוב, מפקד משטרת רהט, נהרג בקרב ליד אופקים (in Hebrew)
