Arieli, Nahum

Son of Leah and Matityahu, was born on April 4, 1927 in Givat Ada, near Binyamina. He studied at the Herzlia high school in Tel Aviv and planned to study in the army, but the Hagana and the Palmach completely disrupted him and he devoted his life to being a handsome, courageous and loyal man. The line to the company commander. Fought in battles in the Negev, in battles over Yazur and in the hills of Jerusalem, and always showed courage, talent, and love for comrades. In preparation for the “Nachshon” operation, the Castel, which controls the road and was held by our forces, was conquered. The Arabs carried out a number of counter-attacks in order to return this vital control to their hands and on one night, on the night of April 7-8, their commander Abd al-Qader al-Husseini was killed. On the 28th of Adar II 5708 (1948), the Arab forces carried out a fierce attack to capture the place and find the body of their leader. The Palmach platoon, which belonged to the 5th Battalion of the Harel Brigade, came out as reinforcements for Castel and her men, who hid on the retreating of the defenders of the Castel, and on the day of 16 Nissan 5708 (1948) he was brought to eternal rest in the graveyard The military base in Kiryat Anavim, left behind a wife, and the identity of his poems and notes was expressed by his identification with the war of the organized Yishuv, the condemnation of retirement, the love of innocence for the land and the land.