Matan, Yosef
Was born in the city of Shreikh in 1958. His mother died when he was six years old and when he was six years old, he died from his father, too, and after his parents’ death, the family suffered persecution from the Arabs. He lived in Aden until he was raised with other orphans to Israel and he was 13. In Israel he was accepted to the educational institution in Shfeya and at the end of the youth society in Shfeya his girlfriend moved to Tel Yosef where he worked in the vineyards and orchards And at the same time participated in the Hagana and its activities, with the UN General Assembly resolution on the partition of the country on November 29, 1947 and the outbreak of the war After the War of Independence, he worked for a while in the fortifications, at Kibbutz Degania and at Beit Yosef, but was among those demanding full conscription, and his girlfriend was recruited to the Palmach Harel Brigade. “The second operation was carried out by the Miki Brigade, one of whose objectives was the conquest of the Latrun area, which was the fourth attack on this area and the task was assigned to the Harel Brigade, which was to attack from the east, The complex. The force embarked on its mission on the night of July 15-16, 1948, and conquered most of the ridge while overcoming the fierce resistance of the Legion soldiers. The enemy carried out a counter-attack and even activated, for the first time at night, its armor reserves. The appearance of the armored vehicles surprised the Harel fighters, who did not have anti-tank weapons and under enemy pressure had to retreat. In this battle he fell on the 17th of Tammuz 5708 (17.7.1948) and he was only 16 and a half years old, and his closest friend Shimon Udi, his brother to Motza and fate, fell on the 28th of Adar 5702 (28.2.1950) He was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
