Sgt. Major Eliraz Gabai z”l

Eliraz, son of Aviva and Hertzel, brother to Sherry, husband to Coral, who was 5 months pregnant when Eliraz fell. He grew up in Tiberias and served as a reservist in the Yiftach Brigade. The sea was his life – as a diver who explored sites around the world – a diving instructor, and a person whose heart belonged to the ocean. He worked as an investment manager. He was known as a principled and good man, honoring his parents was his guiding light. He fell in central Gaza, leaving behind a son, Noam, born after his death. He was 37 years old when he fell.