Killed the messenger
In the question: He hurt a person who brought the bad news.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הָרַג אֶת הַשָּׁלִיחַ
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: פָּגַע בְּאָדָם שֶׁהֵבִיא אֶת הַבְּשׂוֹרָה הָרָעָה.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)