Paid, Amasa Israel

Son of Rachel and Joshua. Amasa Israel was born in Jerusalem on the 5th of Adar 5736 (March 5, 1986). On November 28, 2004, Amasa joined the IDF and served in the Armored Corps and advanced to the rank of sergeant Amasa married Yonat and the Gros in Jerusalem on July 12, 2006. Hezbollah terrorists from Lebanon attacked an IDF patrol Which moves along a parallel axis of the perimeter fence from west to east, between Zar’it and Shatula, within the sovereign territory of the State of Israel. Three soldiers were killed on the spot and two were kidnapped by the terrorists. Immediately after the incident, a preliminary attempt was made to locate the kidnapped soldiers. A team from the Armored Corps ’82 battalion entered the area of ​​Lebanon with Nghamhoun in an attempt to stop the terrorists’ escape vehicle, but a short distance from the border, the tank mounted a ground bomb estimated at hundreds of kilograms of explosives. The tank was completely destroyed and four crew members were killed. A short while later, another soldier was killed when he arrived with the rescue force in the damaged tank. Following this chain of events, the Israeli government decided to embark on the Second Lebanon War, which lasted for a little more than a month. Amasa fell in battle in southern Lebanon during the Second Lebanon War on August 12, 2006. With him were his teammates, Major Shai Bernstein and First Sergeant Ido Grabowski. Amasa was killed at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, leaving a wife and parents, and Amasa was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant (the information on this page was written according to the data available). (The full life story will be published later.) (This page is part of the Yizkor memorial project held by the Ministry of Defense)