Medahala, Isaac

The youngest son of Rivka and Aharon, he was born in Rehovot on 25 November 1927. He attended elementary school and at a young age went to work and was a member of the Hanoar Haoved movement. When he was 14, he joined the Hagana. He joined the “Avuka” group, which he guided at the time, and they preceded him when they went to a training program. Yitzhak was interested in cultural issues and devoted himself to instilling cultural values ​​among the society (most of them from among the Sephardic Jews), no less than his reliance on the acquisition of war methods and values. Like activity in the company. “He did not like to command others, and only with great difficulty did he respond to the demand to serve as a Palmach commander in the Yiftach Brigade, where he participated in the battle for Tirat Zvi, the Galilee systems, and the Negev. Its battalion carried out the opening operation of Operation Yoav to break the road to the Negev – the capture of the Beit Hanoun wedges on the night of 16-16 October 1948. This move was meant to sever the Egyptian forces north of Gaza and to mislead them with regard to the main effort. During the entire operation. Yitzhak fell on the 18 th of Tishrei 5709 (October 21, 1948). As he progressed with his class, he learned that a friend had remained wounded in the field. Yitzhak handed over the command to his deputy, returned to the wounded man to return him to the class, and as he dragged him after him, he was struck by a bullet in his temple and fell into a void. On the 15th of Cheshvan 5706 (15.11.1949) he was laid to rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.