Ben Rachel and Eliyahu. He was born on the 12th of Tishrei 5740 (October 12, 1979) in Zichron Ya’akov, a child of the ‘Sandwich’, a brother of Erez and Hadar. He began his studies at the “Nili” elementary school in Zichron Yaakov and went on to junior high school and high school in Binyamina, where he completed fine mechanical mechanics, and he always took an active part in the social activities of his school and participated in ceremonies Yaniv, “Nivi” by his loved ones, was a beloved and beloved boy, an exemplary son, who always helped his father and his mother at home, and had a great relationship with his brother, a warm bond between brothers who were also good friends. Most of his time and energy in contacts with his friends, and was always surrounded by friends who loved him and whom he loved to spend – on trips in Israel, on the beach, He was also active as a soccer player and basketball player in the Beit Remez neighborhood, and in July 1998 Yaniv was drafted into the IDF, Engineering Corps. After the course he left for a course for noncommissioned officers, and as a result of his excellence he remained as a guide, after which he returned to the battalion and commanded soldiers. “In the way of outstanding IDF soldiers,” the battalion commander said, “it was decided to promote him to a more senior position without an interim stage, and Yaniv was elected to the position of sergeant-sergeant of the November 2000 class, a position he was happy to receive.” Yaniv, as was his wont, excelled in his role as a platoon commander and received many praise for his performance, both from his commanders and subordinates, to whom he served as a paternal and supportive figure and role model. At a strange hour, to carry out tasks whose sole purpose was to do good for the soldiers of the company. “Yaniv was an excellent organizer and manager, with a high work ethic, professional and entrepreneurial, and mainly modest and modest, and accompanied the company from its army service. In order not to leave the company before the end of the combat route, he signed a four-month career. On October 28, 2001, Yaniv fell in combat near Kibbutz Metzer. The company was engaged in operational activity at Baka al-Sharqiya. Yaniv, who was about two weeks before the end of his service, was on his way to the company post and waited at the Metzer junction for an escort vehicle, when terrorists who passed by shot him and killed him. He was twenty-two years old when he fell. He was laid to rest in the military section of the Zichron Yaakov cemetery. Survived by his parents and two brothers. Lt. Col. Yossi, Yaniv’s commander, wrote to the family: “Yaniv saw in his role the right to raise a new generation, and he knew full well that this right is all a duty … The giving, the personal example, the driving leadership, the investment, Our eyes, the commanders and the soldiers alike, throughout the future course of the unit … As its commander, I would like to tell you from the bottom of my heart that your labor in the upbringing and growth of Yaniv bore fruit. You raised a model son, to the glory of the State of Israel, a son who became a commander and leader in the full sense of the word. A son whose image will be the pillar of fire before the future commanders, and whose unique leadership will serve as our guiding light. “
