Uri Zvi and Netanel Yad were killed in an explosive device explosion in the northern Gaza Strip

October 10, 2024   

Sergeant Major in the Reserves Uri Moshe Bornstein 32-year-old from Meresat, sergeant major in the reserves Zvi Matityahu from Rentz The 32-year-old from the village of Bnei Adam and a major in the reserves Nathaniel Hershkovich, 14th A 37-year-old from Jerusalem fell in the northern Gaza Strip.

The three, from Administrative Support Unit 5460 in the "Bnei Or" formation, were killed by a side charge that exploded on a Hummer jeep in a convoy on the Tanzer Highway - a highway parallel to the border that stretches from the north of the Gaza Strip to the Rafah crossing, and they were riding on an explosive device. This brings the number of casualties since the beginning of the war to 734. Lod Mayor Yair Revivo paid tribute to Uri Bornstein. "The city of Lod mourns the death of reserve soldier Uri Bornstein, a resident of the city, who was killed today in Gaza," Revivo wrote. He added: "Uri, originally from the Moreshet settlement, was educated at the Maoz pre-military preparatory school in Lod and in recent years lived in the Neve Zeit neighborhood as a mechanical engineering student in Ariel, in the "Made in Israel" project. We send our condolences to the family and the community." Rabbi Barak Okvi, head of the Maoz Mechinate, eulogized: "The news is too hard to bear. Uri Bornstein studied at the Mechinate in the sixth year. Not only did he study, but he returned to live in Lod in the Neve Zeit neighborhood. Uri served in the 294th Infantry Division in the 460th Brigade. He was a fighter in the security company and was killed in Gaza. Uri gave his life for the people of Israel and the State of Israel, for the victory of the nation, he was killed for the sanctification of God on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Israeli Day of Purification, a day when all the people of Israel are one man with one heart. Love for Israel, the Land of Israel, and the eternal values ​​of our people is the great spirit that will conquer all who come to our destruction, and this was also the spirit of Uri, who is present in the Maoz Mechinat Beit Midrash and in all the Beit Midrash in our country." Bornstein's funeral was held tonight at 11:00 PM at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The Binyamin Council paid tribute to Zvi Matityahu of Rentz: "With a heavy heart we announce that in the battles in the Gaza Strip, reserve soldier Zvi Matityahu of Rentz, a resident of the 'Bnei Adam' settlement in Binyamin, fell. Zvi left behind his wife Tali and three children: Omer (7), Ofir (4) and Naya (one year old). Council Chairman Yisrael Gantz paid tribute: "We are shocked and saddened by Zvi's fall. A father of small children who went out to fight for the resurrection of the people of Israel and for victory over our enemy. We embrace dear Tal and the tender children. The people of Israel will fight bravely until victory." Tal Marantz, his wife, shared a photo of her husband on her Instagram account, writing: "My Zvi, my heart, the man of my life was killed." Zvi was laid to rest tonight at 1:00 AM at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem. Major (res.) Netanel Hershkowitz from Jerusalem, deputy company commander in Administrative Support Unit 5460, 'Bnei-Or' formation (460), fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. He lived in the communal settlement of Nahusha and left behind his wife Liron, and children - Noam, Itamar and Uri. The deceased.