Ben Aliza and Haim was born on 7 April 1980 in Be’er Sheva, the brother of Janet, Nitza and Keren, and when he was seven years old, the family moved to Holon where he grew up and studied at the Tavor Elementary School And was a graduate of the Mikveh Israel High School and was a diligent, self-employed boy who spent his entire years working at odd jobs, and when he was able to do so he issued a driver’s license for a private car. As a child, he always dreamed of being a hero, he loved war games, and when he grew up he aspired to be a combat soldier and serve in Givati, following his cousin who served in the battalion Shaked was a strong man with a high motivation and a will to move forward and succeed, he was very attached to his family, gave them a great deal of respect and love, and consulted with his father on every issue.In late July 1998, And was placed at his request as a fighter in Givati. At the end of basic training, he continued his advanced training course in the Shaked Battalion. Eli was the only one of his comrades to join the combat force. Before he enlisted, he tried to persuade his friends to join Givati and contribute to the state, but without success. In the first week of his enlistment there was a great deal of excitement in the family, but after he arrived home for the Sabbath and complained of no difficulty, the spirits calmed down. At home they felt the change in his character after his enlistment. He grew older and his self-confidence improved. He was very proud of his way. His comrades loved him and saw him as a leading soldier, very friendly and always willing to help his friends, the father of the department. “Eli was no longer a soldier in the platoon, but was the central screw, even after a week and two weeks, you still do not digest what the first platoon was without its soldier No. 1, in the short time I knew you, As a person, a friend, a brother! ” On December 16, 1998, during an exercise drill of the advanced training company Shaked, a training accident occurred in which Eli was shot and killed. He was eighteen years old. Eli was laid to rest at the military cemetery in Holon. Survived by his parents and three sisters. In a condolence letter to IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Shaul Mofaz, the family wrote: “Eli, blessed memory, was described by his commanders as a smiling soldier with a developed sense of humor who volunteered first for every mission. High motivation to continue his military service, with pride and faith in the justice of the path. ” Lt. Col. Erez, commander of the unit, writes: “Eli chose to serve as a fighter in a combat unit, out of his love for the army and was whole and proud on his way. Eli served the IDF and the State in the best possible way, and was a sociable person who loved to help everyone and was considered one of the best soldiers in the company. ” “Eli, a great man, as one of the soldiers in the department called him, is great in both dimensions and personality: Eli was taking on a person’s personality, but from a glance he was already saying how this person was. To appreciate him Eli was the guy who always laughs in the ward Who is the imitations champion Eli There is almost no commander or soldier he can not imitate Who is the laughing champion Eli When the whole department is’ That you laugh at everyone and raise your morale, who is the champion in inventing words? “When he got angry, and it really happened rarely, he liked to say: ‘What, you came to sit on my wounds!’ One of the happiest moments of I was in the army two days before the terrible disaster, Eli passed a track in excellent time, and was not happy about it. ” From Karen’s words, his younger sister: “God / I want you to watch over himThat you will give him everything he needs now, and tell him not to worry, that everything is okay with him and go and work and eat, but / not what he loved / I always send this heart to him. God, / only my heart is empty now. “
