Pizza Hut will continue to pay the salary of the late Yemanu Binyamin Zalka to his family every month for as long as it exists, the chain announced in a statement on Monday.
In addition, the company committed to establishing a dedicated aid fund for the Zalka family.
Zalka, a 21-year-old released IDF soldier, was killed following his shift on Independence Day at the chain’s Kfar Ganim, in Petah Tikva, location after asking a group of teenagers to stop spraying foam inside the restaurant.
Zalka started at the branch as a bicycle delivery driver, then as a motorcycle delivery driver, and recently became a shift supervisor.
Protesters, Petah Tikvah mayor react to incident
Hundreds gathered outside the pizzeria demanding police action after seven teenagers were arrested on Saturday. Protesters were joined by opposition politicians, who blamed National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and shouted “Ben Gvir, wake up,” reported the Times of Israel.
Two additional suspects were arrested later. Two of the nine suspects were released for house arrest for 12 days, while six others are still being held while they await court.
Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg said there are “no words” to describe the shock and pain of losing young lives in such “harsh and cruel circumstances.
"This was a young man who worked to support himself,” he said, who politely asked a group of teens not to shoot snow spray inside the pizzeria where he worked, and in response, he was stabbed to death."
The manager of the pizzeria described Zalka as "a good kid with good values who always had a smile on his face and was kind to everyone."
He was a "man who loved to work and was hardworking," he added.