Sergeant Neria Belta of the Givati Patrol fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Neria is the son of Rahami and Bat Sheva, a teacher at the Dekal school in Kochav Yair, who immigrated from Ethiopia to Samaria – and the second of six brothers. He was born and raised in captivity in Samaria. Father Rahami was also drafted in order 8, as well as his brother , who fought in Gaza.
The head of the Samaria Council, Yossi Dagan, paid tribute to Naria: “Elam Hamudot, you were always the first to help, you wanted to serve and give of yourself to the country, to be the most combative, you were loved by all those around you, it breaks my heart to know that we will not see you again. You fell as a hero, you were and will remain In all of our hearts.”
The Kochav Yair – Tzur Yigal local council said: “We share in the grief of Bat Sheva Balta and her family for the death of her son, Sgt. Neria Balta, a fighter in Givatay, who was killed last night in a battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Bat Sheva is a teacher and educator at the DaKal State Religious School.
“Condolences to the family from the DKAL school community, the principal Rabbi Zvika Peil, the team of teachers, the leadership of the parents, the director of the education department Nurit Bar Lev and the head of the local council Kochav Yair Zur Yigal Yuval Arad.”
Residents of the Sharon were killed and murdered in the fighting: Sergeant Neria Balta, 21 years old from Shebi Samaria, Sergeant Major Ziv Hachan, 27 years old from Kfar Saba, Sergeant Uri Jarbi, 21 years old from Herzliya, Sergeant Major, Noam Ashram, 37 years old from Kfar Saba, Sergeant Rabbi Dan Wiedenbaum, 24 years old from Ra’anana, Captain Ron Afrimi, 26 years old from Hod Hasharon, Lieutenant Yaron Eliezer Chitiz, 23 years old from Ra’anana, Captain Shaul Gringlik, 26 years old from Ra’anana, Daniel Nachmani, 21 years old from Kfar Saba, Sergeant Rani Tamir, 20 years old from Gani Am Major Nadav Issachar Farhi, 30, from Herzliya, Major Daniel Ben Harosh, 31, from Ra’anana, Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg, 35, from Saba, Major Moshe Brown, 23, from Kfar Saba, Major Avitar Cohen, 42 From Kfar Saba, Major Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, from Herzliya, Major Adi Shani, 39, from Tzur Yitzhak, Captain Aden Probizor, 21, from Alfi Menashe, Captain Roy Bieber, 28, from Tzur Moshe, Sergeant Roy Marom, 21 From Ra’anana, Major Raz Abulafia, 27 years old, from Mashfon, Corporal Lior Siminovich, 19 years old, from Herzliya, Lt. Col. Midan Israel, 36 years old, from Rahav, Sergeant Tamir Barak, 19 years old, Sgt. 22-year-old from Herzliya, acting major Itai Yehoshua from Ra’anana, major Benji Tarkinski from Herzliya, 19-year-old corporal Shiral Mor from Ra’anana, acting major Sagi Golan from Ra’anana, Private Nathaniel Young, 20 from Ra’anana, Sergeant Yuval Yaffe, 21 years old, from Mozfit, Sgt. Negri, Inspector at the Loter School, 28 years old, from Ra’anana, Sergeant Ben Rubinstein, instructor at the Loter, MP in the Sting Unit, Captain Aryeh Shlomo Ziring, 27 years old, MP Captain Tal Groshka, 25, from Kfar Saba , 33-year-old Bar Sivan fighter, Guy Bezek, 19-year-old 51st Battalion fighter, both from Kochav Yair Zur Yigal. Among the murdered were Sergeant Aden Alon Levy, late from the settlement of Nirit, and Lieutenant Yeftah Yabetz, a fighter in the Maglan commando unit from Ramat Hasharon. Also murdered were soccer player Lior Assolin from Ra’anana, Amit Cohen, 25, from Hod Hasharon, Tomer Segev, 30, from Herzliya, Marina Almagor, daughter The 76th from Kfar Saba, Yael Rozman, 20 years old from Kfar Saba, Mai Naim, 24 years old from Magen Haim, Dan Aryeh from Herzliya, Seren Ron Zarfati, 24 years old from Kfar Saba, Lotan Abir, 24 years old from Magen Haim, Yvonne Rubio, from the -27 and 28-year-old Antonio Masias from Kfar Saba, Dan ben Hamo from Ra’anana, 22-year-old Roya Manzuri and her 25-year-old sister Norel from Hod Hasharon, Lori Verdi and Alon Verber from Ra’anana, Ben Fishman, 21 years old from Kfar Saba, Guy Levy ben – 24 Maneva Yamin, Matan Lior, 35, from Shadi Hamad, Mai Itzhaki, 25, from Hod Hasharon, Shom Yaakov, 28, from Herzliya, her sister Shanhav Yaakov, 26, and their nephew Liel Jarfi, 18, Yitzchak, Hana and their son Tal Seton from Hod Hasharon, Guy Iloz, 26, from Ra’anana, Edna Bluestein, 79, from Ra’anana.