On September 16, 2011, Zeitouni was heading to a gym to teach a class when a black BMW sports utility vehicle with two occupants struck her on Pinkhas Street at 6:45 A.M. The impact sent Zeitouni flying onto the oncoming lane, where a second vehicle struck and instantly killed her.
Thousands of people gathered for Zeitouni's funeral in her hometown of Kibbutz Neve Ur on September 18, 2011 [REF].