Cohen, Eli

Eli, son of Shoshana and Emil, was born on July 26, 1954 in Haifa. Eli was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in early February 1973. He was sent to serve in an armored infantry company that engaged in operational activity in the Suez Canal area, and never complained about the difficulties of training and operational activity, He always showed an atmosphere of security and tranquility and encouraged his friends at the most difficult moments, and he discovered that he had a strong and strong spirit and drew on his great confidence in his friends, who testified that thanks to him they also managed to overcome the many difficulties. His comrades and commanders. “When the Yom Kippur War broke out, his unit was b The line of fire in the Suez Canal At noon on Yom Kippur, the soldiers of the unit left for the areaThe city of Kantara, in order to rescue the fighters who were besieged in the strongholds on the banks of the canal. On October 6, 1973, Eli drove his half-tracks under heavy fire in an attempt to rescue wounded comrades. In this action he was injured and killed. He was brought to eternal rest in the Haifa cemetery. Survived by his parents, two brothers and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal.