The youngest son of Nitza and Shmulik. Born on 1 April 1985 in Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov Ihud, in the Jordan Valley, brother of Rotem, Eilon, Ofri and Tal, 2004, Moran joined the IDF and naturally aspired to serve in one of the elite units, as they did In front of him were his three older brothers. He volunteered and was accepted into a paratroopers’ paratrooper unit; Upon receiving the unit he was sent to a paramedics course. After completing the course he returned to the unit track and joined a younger team. During his service he acquired many friends, became a leading figure in the team and received a certificate of excellence from the patrol battalion. Moran’s training course was difficult and arduous. On May 29, 2006, the team entered operational activity in the Nablus and Jenin areas, and mainly engaged in locating wanted persons. Moran said at the time that the activity was not difficult and carried out cautiously and safely. On July 12, 2006, Hizbullah terrorists launched an artillery attack along the northern border, under the cover of which they attacked an IDF patrol, killed, wounded, and kidnapped two reserve soldiers: Sergeant Ehud (Udi) Goldwasser and First Sergeant Eldad Regev Following the kidnapping of the soldiers and the fall of eight additional soldiers, the Israeli government decided to launch the Second Lebanon War, and the first week, according to the chief of staff’s decision, was followed by an air war. On July 19, 2006, a week after the abduction and many Katyusha rockets fired by Hizbullah, ground fighting began. When the war broke out, the paratroopers were sent to a short training course in Elyakim, and from there they entered operational activities in Lebanon and participated in the battles that took place in the village of Maroun al-Ras. On Friday, 28 July 2006, after eight days of continuous fighting, the Paratroopers’ reconnaissance battalion left for a two-day respite in a hotel in Kibbutz Ginossar. Moran’s family visited him. He was sad and worried, he said that the war was difficult and that we could not see its end. He described the service in Nablus and Jenin as a “summer camp” compared to the war in Lebanon. Moran did not like the war but was determined that it was a “no choice” war and that it was his duty as a soldier in the IDF to take part in it, and he tried to reassure the family that his unit was being conducted in a responsible and cautious manner and that he trusted his friends and commanders. , Moran’s unit moved into Lebanon to conduct targeted Katyusha rocket attacks on Israel, after which the unit received a change of mission and was sent back south to the town of Bint Jbeil, which took control of the “monster” , The floating point of al-‘Awa, and the area was full of Hezbollah terrorists who fired heavy barrages at the force It was decided that hesA caravan will advance towards the junction and take control of the houses adjacent to it. On the morning of Tuesday, August 8, 2006, the force took up residence in one of the houses, which turned out to be a safe place to stay. The fear was that missiles would damage the structure and cause many casualties. At this stage it was decided to pull back to a safer building where the battalion’s engineering company had stayed the night before. The transition to this structure requires running in daylight in an open area. Moran’s commanding officer, Nathaniel, appointed him commander of a squad during the run, and by order the soldiers of the commando unit headed toward the safe building. When he reached the entrance to the building Moran was mortally wounded by a single bullet and fell to the ground. Already on the ground it turned out that a soldier from the engineering company fired at the soldiers of the reconnaissance unit. After a few shots he received an order to stop. Due to faulty coordination between the commanders of the forces, the order did not reach him to fire in the direction of the reconnaissance force. Moran was in the lead cell of the force, followed by about twenty unarmed soldiers. Based on these circumstances, it appears that Moran was injured by the fire of our forces. The bullet pierced the artery of Moran’s right thigh and caused a lot of blood loss. Moran lost consciousness and returned to him occasionally. He received treatment from a doctor and a paramedic who tried to stabilize his condition, but the serious injury required an immediate evacuation from the area. A few hours later Moran’s rescue operation was approved. A lone tank, with the courage of the crew, entered the area. Moran’s friends carried him on a stretcher on a difficult road from the building toward the tank. During the course of the walk, the squadron’s commando unit found rifle barrels from one of the houses and immediately opened fire in their direction – within seconds it became clear that these were the FHA soldiers who had been sent to secure the cruiser as they moved towards the tank. From the patrol. From here the forces continued to advance towards the tank carrying two stretchers. On the way enemy fire opened on them, but they managed to reach the tank without further casualties. The doctor went to the tank together with Moran and Oren, continuing his efforts to revive Moran. The tank advanced towards the junction with the rescue helicopter and waited for a few minutes. The helicopter landed about 150 meters away. Oren and Moran were taken to the helicopter, which took off at 16:50, after long minutes at a great risk on the ground. During the flight to the hospital Moran was no longer alive. He was twenty-one years old and was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Ashdot Yaakov. Survived by parents, three brothers and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to First Sergeant. Moran’s grave was engraved on the words “love forever, mother, father, Rotem, Eilon, Ofri and Tal”.
