Captain Liran Adir
Capt. (res.) Liran Adir was a soldier in the Barak Armored Brigade. He was killed by mortar fire near the border with Gaza on July 31. His family, like many others, has seen tragedy before. Liran’s grandfather, Morris Edry, was murdered by a terrorist in 1993. Adir was married just one month before his death and had planned to leave soon to study medicine abroad. He grew up in Netanya and was living with his wife in Ezuz. He was 31 years old.