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Yekutieli, Matityahu

Yekutieli, Matityahu

Matityahu, son of Yaffa and Pinchas Yekutieli, was born on December 9, 1922 in the city of Rath, Afghanistan. When he was four years old, the family immigrated to Israel and settled in the Bukharan neighborhood of Jerusalem. Here he completed his studies at the elementary school, studied with a shoemaker and worked in his profession until he joined the army. He served in the Golani Brigade. The Syrians invaded the Jordan Valley on May 16, 1948, took control of several of the area’s outposts, but were stopped by our forces in Zemach. On May 18 the Syrians launched an attack on a plant with the help of artillery and tanks. At first, the town of Tzemach fell, and finally the police station and the defenders retreated under Syrian fire towards Degania. In this battle he fell on the 9th of Iyar 5708 (18.5.1948) and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Degania Aleph.

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