Shabtai, Yosef (Yossi)

Ben Fortuna and Svet. Born on December 3, 1972 in Ashdod, where he grew up and was educated. He studied at the Geulim Elementary School and continued to the Comprehensive High School in the humanitarian track. Yossi was a quiet, shy boy. He invested in the things he loved, knew what he wanted and what he expected of himself. Sometimes, when he did not succeed in any task, he would accept the difficult thing, but go on and try again and again. Prior to joining the IDF, he received a summons for tests for elite units, and in early 1991 he joined the IDF and volunteered for the parachuted Nahal Brigade, where he went through the difficult route and continued to the battalion’s “Granit” company, which never complained of difficulties and enthusiasm. His period of service changed Yossi both physically and externally, from a delicate and shy boy to a man, and his father and his friends tried to persuade him to serve near the house to help his mother overcome her tragedy. The company he loved so much, but wanted to help his mother On the 20th of Adar 5753 (March 20, 1993), Yossi fell in a battle in the Gaza Strip while serving as deputy commander of the force, who was on a tour on the way to the Jabalya outpost in the Gaza Strip Two of them armed with automatic weapons, and Yossi was shot and killed in a military cemetery in Ashdod, followed by a mother and sister, Dalia, who was promoted to sergeant after his death and a tree planted in his memory. , Quiet, admired for his friends and a courageous fighter. Only because of his courage and faith in the justice of the road could he get up and storm the terrorists who were shooting at him and his friends. He had the ability to command and commanded his comrades without hesitation even when he was attacked by the terrorists. “In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the battalion commander wrote:” … Today we are in pain, comrades and commanders. We came to pay last respects. Respect for the fallen fighter during battle. We will continue to follow the path Yossi took with us. You, his family, know that you have raised a son of glory, his courage will be a candle on our feet. “