Agassi, Eliyahu

Eliyahu (Eli), son of Tamar and Shmuel, was born on July 6, 1952 in Netanya. He studied at the Be’eri Elementary School in Netanya and then completed his studies at the Hebrew University High School in the real-biological track. Eli, tall and tall, with delicate facial features, a slight, puzzled laugh, mixed with youthful suspense hovering over his lips and a good stream flowing from his pure blue gaze. Eli was a diligent and diligent student, disciplined and responsible and excelled in biology. He was a member of the Jerusalem Municipal Folk Dance Company and was part of a representative folklore delegation to the municipality. Eli was courteous and polite. Was very active in his work. He was admitted to the Faculty of Medicine in Pavia, Italy, and was due to leave there a few days after the outbreak of the war, but the cruel fate took him the day he was supposed to leave. Eliahu was drafted into the IDF in early November 1970 and volunteered for one of the IDF’s elite units. He had gone through a long and difficult way of hard work and hard work. Said his former commander, Yoni Netanyahu, of blessed memory: “His mission was carried out impeccably.” Eli was an excellent soldier and a model member, who was responsible and dedicated to his role and served as a model for his comrades. In the Yom Kippur War, on October 11, 1973, Ali and two other soldiers were assigned an aerial reconnaissance mission, where they had to locate artillery batteries and concentrations of Syrian enemy , Which fired extremely heavy fire on our forces and on the settlements of the Golan Heights, there was no possibility of paralyzing enemy fire, but by locating the site early Where the plane was located, north of the city of Kuneitra, Eli’s voice suddenly died on the radio, and a missile hit the plane and crashed in an area east of the cease-fire line. After he fell, he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant and was awarded the “masterpiece” for his part in the mission in which he died, for in order to carry out the mission, it was necessary to take risks beyond the limits dictated by the orders and in this act he displayed courage and devotion In an exemplary mission. His commander said: “Eli was just finished his regular service in the unit and was not even called when the war broke out, but we know that a guy like him does not need to read. This time it was clear that he would carry out his duties properly and without fault, but the mission was carried out but Eli did not see the results. “