Non-Commissioned Officer Ohad Shemesh
Non-Commissioned Officer Ohad Shemesh was a reserve soldier in a paratrooper unit. He died on Monday, July 21 in a clash between his unit and gunmen in Khan Yunis in Gaza. Married just five months, Shemesh was an outstanding soldier who had received a citation from the president. Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Shemesh joined a volunteer group that went there to help rebuild homes and infrastructure. In the course of his community volunteering, he received the Ilan Ramon Prize. Shemesh was from Beit Elazari. He was 27 years old.