Kuta, Daniel

Daniel, son of Miriam and Meir, was born in 1947 in Aden, Yemen, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 1949. The family settled in Netanya and Daniel attended the Sinai elementary school there. was drafted into the IDF in early November 1964 and assigned to the infantry. After basic training, he successfully completed a course for squad commanders and was sent to serve in the infantry unit as a squad commander, and he was known as a good commander who took care of all the needs of his soldiers. In 1969, Daniel was discharged from regular service and assigned to a reserve unit of the infantry, and in 1969 he underwent a course in which his profession was changed He was transferred to the Armored Corps and assigned to the post He commanded a squadron in the infantry unit. Danny married his girlfriend Miriam and together they established their home in Netanya. It was a warm and pleasant house whose door was open to family, friends and friends. Everyone liked to visit their home, which had a cordial atmosphere and nice hospitality. Danny loved the children of the family, enjoyed the game with them and used to give them gifts. During the Yom Kippur War, his unit participated in the battles of containment and infiltration against the Egyptians in the Sinai. On October 19, 1973, the unit attacked an Egyptian commando force that blocked the access road to the besieged “Budapest” stronghold. After a long and difficult battle, the soldiers of the unit managed to open the way to Ma’oz and allowed the rescue of the IDF soldiers who were besieged in it: Danny was hit and killed at the cemetery in Netanya, After his death he was raised to the rank of sergeant,