Ben Yemima and Yefet. He was born on October 24, 1969, in Gan Yavne, the youngest of the six children of the family. Harel was educated in the village, where he studied in the kindergarten next to his parents’ home, and in the religious elementary school in Sinai. He continued his studies at the “Yeshivat HaDarom” junior high school in Rehovot and at the Kiryat No’ar high school in Jerusalem, where he studied electronics engineering. Harel studied seriously, invested heavily and was very successful in his studies. He was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement in Gan Yavneh and served as a counselor in the movement for a long time. He devoted a lot of time to this activity and was very devoted to his students. Every Sabbath evening, with great perseverance, he gave his students lectures in current events. He was a sports fan and played football, basketball and bodybuilding. Harel was a very serious guy and liked to read, especially professional literature and religious literature. He showed great interest in computers, software and computer applications. Harel joined the IDF in early July 1987. He was sent to the course of the Technological Reserve, and was sent to serve at the IAF base at Hatzerim. Harel was very pleased with his appointment, and after completing compulsory service he continued his career service. In February 1997, with the closure of the squadron where he served in Hatzerim, Harel was appointed head of the Lab staff at the Armored Corps Maintenance Center, at the Palmachim base, and was awarded the rank of Major General Harel took great interest in his new position, quickly absorbed himself and studied the electro-optics systems. A clean room and built on its own a highly efficient infrastructure for an advanced technology laboratory, which will be maintained at a high professional level while providing an excellent solution to maintenance problems, and in January 1998 Harel received an anti-excellence certificate, as well as certificates of appreciation for the efficiency proposals he submitted. The seriousness, responsibility and meticulousness with which Harel fulfilled his role in the unit Was very devoted to his work and invested in it far beyond what was requested, but Harel was a friendly and comfortable person for all those around him, and he was able to reward his subordinates: On the day of Tu B’Av 5758 (7.8.1998) Harel fell during his service at the age of twenty-nine. Was buried in the military section of the cemetery in Gan Yavneh and left behind his parents, four brothers – Yair, Yehuda, Asher and Natan and Rachel’s sister – in a letter of condolence from Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz: “Harel, By his commanders against a diligent and highly personal person, who showed initiative and motivation and received great praise. Lt. Col. Moshe, commander of the unit, wrote to the family: “Harel arrived at a guided weapons maintenance center about a year and a half ago, and he studied the systems with great diligence and speed. , And was quickly and well received, always demonstrating initiative, dedication and punctuality in fulfilling his tasks, and became a true asset to the unit. ” Major Avi, his personal commander, writes: “The profession to which Harel was designated was very different from what he did at his previous base, and the nature of the work, the shift from level A to class D, was different. Despite the fact that he entered a new professional field and a new framework, Harel stood out with great dedication and professionalism, and within a short time he had acquired a new system in the IAF and established an advanced maintenance infrastructure for it. Harel’s quality stood out in the workshop and in the unit, and a year after his arrival, he received a unit excellant (which is not routine, and more significant because the unit is a fourth level unit). Harel spent many hours promoting the systems under his responsibility and teaching new soldiers. The characteristics that stood out among Harel were modesty, eHumility and dedication. “
