Rawimi, Yaniv

Son of Miriam and Abraham. Was born on the 29th of Kislev 5736 (29.11.1975) in Moshav Dvora in the Ta’anachim region, as a son of a rooted family whose sons grew up and lived in the moshav. Yaniv attended the “Yad Lachamisha” elementary school in Dvora and continued at the Nir HaEmek High School in Afula, where he studied in the humanitarian track. He was already active in sports, soccer and volleyball. For three years he played table tennis and reached an impressive level of play. He also did not neglect the swimming field and completed a course that saved the pool. Yaniv had military ambitions, and before his induction he decided to improve his physical fitness, so he began to practice long runs twice a week. His dream was to join one of the elite units. At one point he left the consolidation and because he was a relative older than his peers, he wanted to bring him up early. He often expressed his desire to volunteer for a combat corps and serve as a fighter. At the end of March 1995, Yaniv was drafted into the IDF, where he began a basic infantry training course at a training base of the Nahal Brigade. He was then drafted into an engineering company and trained as a infantry fighter. He went on to advanced engineering training. Yaniv joined the Udi team, the March 1995 team, and took part in the unit’s missions in Lebanon, and Yaniv was a man of special strength and a prominent presence, who raised his morale and encouraged those around him. Hands, being a friendly and considerate person, adhering to the goal and determination, he liked everyone, friends and commanders. And Yaniv and Iris began to dream of a future together and talked about a wedding, but their plans were cut off On June 10, 1996, Yaniv fell in love with his wife, In the eastern sector of the security zone, a Nahal Brigade unit that returned to the “pumpkin” post from a night mission in the area of ​​the Ali Taher ridge encountered an ambush by Hizbullah terrorists who opened fire from close range and from various directions. The fire was accompanied by a grenade launcher thrown at the soldiers of the regimental engineering company. Even though they were surprised, the soldiers responded as expected, fired at the terrorists and even killed one of them. During the battle Yaniv was killed. With him were deputy Yishai Shechter, deputy Lior Ramon, Staff Sergeant Idan Gabriel and Sgt. Eshel Amir Ben-Moshe. Another eight soldiers were wounded. Yaniv was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Afula. He was twenty-one years old when he fell. Survived by his parents, two sisters – Meital and Hila and Roi. After his fall he was promoted to sergeant. The press extensively covered the battle that led to the death of Yaniv and his comrades. On his grave, his sister Meital said goodbye to him: “You were a child who always loved to laugh, and suddenly you turned me into a big sister, forever, brother, we’ll always remember you and meet up there.” The commander of the Nahal brigade said: “I have pride in being your commander and your friends. I salute you. “In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote:” Yaniv served as a combat soldier in the engineering division of the Nahal Brigade, and was described by his commanders as a leading soldier in the team who volunteered first for every mission, The commander of the unit where he served wrote to his family: “Yaniv, who was one of the pillars of the team, always took responsibility, carried out the tasks imposed on him modestly, adhering to the goal and demonstrating self-discipline. We always saw him as a future officer in the unit and one of the chain of command. Even when he was hard, he always smiled, was full of energy and joy. In difficult moments, I wanted to see Yaniv near me. “Yaniv commemorated his memory by introducing a Torah library in his name to the synagogue in Moshav Dvora. Every year, two tournaments are held in one-legged areas: one for the Afula Workers’ Council, and the second for the Women’s Tournament sponsored by the Gilboa Community Center.