Tzilla and Rahamim’s eldest son. Born and raised in Kiryat Malakhi on May 17, 1983. Gadi, the eldest of the grandchildren in the family, was a sensitive, quiet and shy child, who grew up and was educated in the light of Torah: first he visited a religious kindergarten and continued with a similar education: He went on to the junior high school of the “Amit” school in Kiryat Malachi, where he also graduated from high school, including a matriculation certificate. During vacations, he worked for his father in the carpentry shop, Nir Gad. In August 2001, Gad enlisted in the IDF and successfully passed tests for the paratroopers, but his face was returned empty due to a surplus of soldiers. Be prepared to compromise on something else. ” Gadi underwent four months of basic training and graduated with honors. Then he went to a sniper course and when he finished, he was posted to Hebron as a Border Police officer. Every two or three weeks he would come home for a weekend break. In his characteristic quiet, he did not tell about the situation and volunteered details of the actions he was carrying out or the conditions under which he served. For a year and three months of service, he had done his job perfectly, modestly and with dedication, and never complained. Even when he was wounded in the shoulder during an operation and his hand was in a cast, he insisted on returning immediately to his comrades in the company. Gadi was a responsible, serious and prudent fighter. Two months before his fall, he received a certificate of appreciation for his contribution to the capture of one of the senior wanted men in Hebron during Operation Determined Path. A childhood friend says: “Even when he received the same certificate of appreciation, he was proud, but he did not brag about it, and only told his close friends.” Gadi’s friends know that he had three loves: the Border Police, horses and his girlfriend, whom he met a few months before his fall. On the 11th of Kislev 5763 (November 15, 2002), Gadi fell in battle in Hebron at the age of nineteen. At the conclusion of the Friday evening service at the Cave of the Patriarchs, a large group of worshipers left for Kiryat Arba, when an IDF force and the Border Police guarded it. A few minutes later, Islamic Jihad terrorists opened fire on them, and settled in an abandoned house on the hill of Abu Sneineh, which controls the Worshipers’ Route. Many soldiers were deployed to the area, including soldiers, Border Police officers and the security forces in Kiryat Arba, and the terrorists set up a well-planned ambush under the cover of the darkness, throwing grenades and shooting at the rescue forces who arrived at the site. During which many members of the rescue forces were injured, and large forces of Magen David Adom and the IDF evacuated the wounded from the scene with helicopters. After two hours, the forces managed to break into the house where the terrorists were staying and killed them. During the ensuing battle, Gadi was killed along with eleven other IDF soldiers, Border Police officers and members of the Kiryat Arba emergency squad: Colonel Dror Weinberg, Lieutenant Dan Cohen, Superintendent Samih Sweidan, Sergeant Shani Tomer Nob, Sergeant – First Sergeant Itzhak Buenish, First Sergeant Igor Drovitzky, First Sergeant Yeshayahu Davidov, First Sergeant Alexander Yonatan Duchan, First Sergeant Netanel Machluf, First Sergeant David Marcus and First Sergeant Alexander Zvitman. Colonel Gal Hirsch, officer in the Operations Branch of the Central Command, spoke of Gadi’s performance during the battle: “Upon hearing the sounds of the gunfire from the patrol in the alley near the worshipers’ route, Gad acted with courage and determination to reach the terrorists. Gad entered the alley three times in order to rescue casualties, and repeated entry into the battlefield attests to courage, determination and dedication to the mission, in which Gadi risked his life in order to save the lives of others.Gadi was brought to rest in the military section of the Kiryat Malachi cemetery, and was survived by his parents, the sister of Lillian Liat and two brothers Nir and Avnatan. Was raised to the rank of second sergeant Gadi’s family established a website in his memory, including pictures from various periods of his life, documents and symbols awarded to him, and newspaper clippings published after his fall. Gadi The print and electronic media extensively covered the disaster that occurred and illuminated the image of Gadi.
