Eli-Eloh Hasson

Eli, son of Gamila z “l and Meir (Halfala), was born on April 6, 1946 in Tripoli, Libya. He graduated from elementary school in Tripoli. When he was about four years old, Eli’s mother died, and then his father remarried, so that she would have a mother son who would look after him, help him and maintain his health. Eli’s life in Libya was not easy: his family’s financial situation was not good, and his mother’s death had a hard effect on him. After graduating from elementary school, he decided to stop studying in general and instead to acquire a profession – to earn his bread and help his family as far as he could. He started working in a small spare parts store for a car, and later worked in one of the big garages in his hometown of Tripoli. When he was seventeen years old, Eli decided to immigrate to Israel, left Libya and arrived in Israel in 1964. After arriving in Israel, Eli decided to study a profession in an orderly manner, to pursue his work after proper training and to enjoy the full potential of advancement. He went to study at a school in Jaffa and after graduating began to work as a needle, but nine months after his arrival in Israel, he was drafted into the army in the middle of February 1965 and was assigned to the infantry. After completing basic training, he was assigned to an infantry unit in the Golan Heights and was wounded in the neck during the Six-Day War, after being discharged from regular army service, during which he was transferred to another unit and assigned to the Armored Corps. After the liberation, Eli underwent another training course, this time in the framework of the Ministry of Labor. After successfully completing the course, he began to work in his profession, first in a small industrial plant and later moved to Israel Aircraft Industries. In the summer of 1971 he left the country and went to Italy, because of various problems that arose during his life in Israel. During the two years he spent in Italy, his business there was very successful. He established his position there as a clothing merchant and saw a boon in his business. When the Yom Kippur War broke out in October 1973, Eli returned to Israel on his own initiative and asked to join his comrades from the unit who were active in the Canal area. In the battles that took place on the 15th of Tishrei 5734 (October 15, 1973) in the northern sector of the Sinai, Ali was hit and killed in an ambush by Egyptian commandos. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents, brothers and sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and awarded the “Medal of Honor” for his work in battle. In the certificate he gave to his family, it was said: “… the late Sergeant Hassan Eli displayed the courage to be a model. Description of the act: On October 15, 1973, Sergeant Eli Hassan was a machine-gunner next to the half-track driver when our forces encountered an enemy ambush in the northern sector, on the route to the “Budapest” stronghold. In the course of the fighting, he rose above the side of the half-track, so that the fire would be more efficient, and suddenly the half-track was stuck, and the soldiers were ordered to charge. The late Sergeant Eli Hassan remained in the half-track in order to entrench the efficient fire fired by the Egyptian force; In the process, he threw ammunition at his friends, who moved forward under fire until he was hit by an Egyptian sniper’s bullet and killed on the spot. In doing so, he showed courage, resourcefulness, and dedication to an exemplary mission. “