Son of Rachel and Moshe. He was born in Afula on December 5, 1982, weighing 2,500 grams. Brother to Adiel and Keren. Itai was a beautiful and comfortable baby, who loved to eat and sing. He grew up and became a joyous child, and with the stubbornness that characterized him, he always insisted on accepting all his requests. Itai grew up in Afula. He began his studies at kindergarten with the teacher Shefi and in a kindergarten with the teacher Shoshana, from where he moved to the Beit Ze’ev elementary school, where he excelled in his studies, especially in computers. All the works he was asked to submit he was careful to print in a special way that was characteristic of him and already then the teacher told him that a bright future awaits him. Itai was a perfectionist, ambitious and ambitious, whose grades were always 10. In the junior high school “Oren” was always surrounded by many friends. His great love was for the motorcycle, which he cultivated and enjoyed, despite his parents’ fears. Itai graduated from Ort Afula in electronics. He successfully completed his studies in the 13th grade, and at the same time worked hard at odd jobs because he believed he could get whatever he wanted from his personal money, and in high school he bought his first car, Peugeot Sport. After he realized that his parents were not happy with the motorcycle, he switched to sports cars and worked hard to advance to more prestigious cars.There was another area where he developed sports: Itai liked to work out at the gym and his body was important to him and he developed a strong and healthy body. Tel Aviv. “Itai was a sociable boy who liked to laugh, dance and spend time in clubs and the beach, especially in Eilat. In July 2001 he enlisted with me in the IDF and after training in basic training at Nitzanim, was sent to a course for communication systems technicians at the IAF Technical School. At the end of the course he was assigned to the Intelligence Corps. The battalion was discovered with me as a talented soldier, fulfilling his duties in the best possible way, responsible and caring. He was quickly appointed a sergeant, despite his short service and being a corporal, and the soldiers loved him, and he fulfilled his duties lovingly and asked to take on any task with all the responsibility involved in it. In his special seriousness, his many friends from the school and the army say that he was a unique person, whose outstanding feature was his charming smile On 2 Av, July 20, 2004 at 11:45 AM, he fell with me in an operational activity. He was shot twice by Hizbullah snipers when he was sent to repair the antenna at the Nurit post in the Lebanese sector. According to the doctor who treated him, Itai was killed on the spot and did not suffer. Who was killed at the military cemetery in Afula with thousands escorted him on his last journey, leaving his parents, brothers and sisters behind him, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant. The chief of staff, Lieutenant General Moshe Ya’alon, wrote to the family: “Sergeant Itay, blessed memory, fell in a void on Monday, July 20, 2004, defending the security of the State of Israel and its residents. Itai served as a tactical liaison technician in the Shachaf battalion in the Galilee formation, which is part of the Northern Command. “Itai’s commander says that he was a professional and devoted soldier, who took on tasks beyond what was required and did everything that was best done to him: Constant concern and great care for his friends and soldiers alike. He was endowed with optimism and a special sense of humor that radiated all around him. I am certain that the space that will be opened with Itai’s death will not be filled. His memory will always be preserved in our hearts. “Lt. Col. Haim, commander of the unit, writes L.Family: “From my acquaintance with Itai and from my conversations with his commanders and friends, I see a special person, a smiling young man, full of energy and joie de vivre, curious, thoughtful and especially a wonderful friend.” Itai impressed him with his presence and involvement in all fields of activity The battalion. He was one of the pillars of his department. In his role as a departmental sergeant, he showed me professionalism and thoroughness, and stood out in the responsibility he took upon himself in all his endeavors, while investing his energy, time and high abilities in raising the level and success of the department. It was the same in his last mission, which he filled with devotion and determination, as usual. Itai was one of the best of our children and our best soldiers. The Shachaf Battalion mourns the untimely death of a commander and a dear friend. “Tina Waldman, principal of the Ort Afula school, writes to the family:” … Hubble is first of all and after all yours. At the same time, I feel that another precious thread has been unraveled from the graduates of Ort Afula. We lost an expensive adult, who spent some of his life with us every day, we saw in his blossoming, and wished quietly, like every other, to his success. And perhaps a little, we helped to thread real threads into his great dreams … Out of the terrible sadness, the figure of Itai emerges from which we separated for some time. I met Itai and saw him growing up, from a young boy in the 10th grade to a dancer at the graduation party, to a college student, with a look that attracted the eye and returned the heart, full of joy, with a smile on his face, his white teeth exposed in his smile, the sunglasses on his forehead and hair The black man is well groomed, goes with his special mastery, gives smiles to his friends, is proud of his youthfulness and aware of his handsome appearance. At the same time, he is determined to succeed and is aware of the demands of life. All this joy of life, all the passion to conquer life, have gone. “Itai was killed, as the mayor said, as a hero, who did what was required of him in the course of his duties … With this loss you were left with a collection of memories that would go on and on. Itai’s memory will be with us, painful with you and bitterly weeping. “
