War Cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot is embraced throughout the political system after the painful announcement of the death of his son, Staff Sgt. (res.) Gal Eisenkot, who was killed on the outskirts of Jabaliya by an IED explosion in an open shaft, while his father, former IDF Chief of Staff Minister Gadi Eisenkot, was in the division's operations room.
The Eisenkot family. The youngest son fell, photo: courtesy of the family
The Eisenkot family is a very special family. Eisenkot's nephew was moderately wounded by a mortar shell a few days ago. His sister's son, while he was at Soroka Hospital for an internship, received him at the hospital.
Another member of Gadi Eisenkot's family is the late Rabbi Naaran Eshhar, the husband of Eisenkot's wife's niece. Eshhar, 33, is survived by his wife and two children. He was a tank commander in the 71st Battalion, 188th Brigade (Lightning Formation). During operational activity, Naran's tank overturned, his teammate was killed and Na'ran was mortally wounded.
Rabbi Naaran Eshhar, Photo: None
Gal Eisenkot served as a medic and infantry fighter in the 699th Battalion, in the 551st Reserve Brigade. Gal was recruited to the commando brigade and arrived at the prestigious Magellan unit, where he completed his regular service and then continued to serve in the reserves in the 551st Brigade – the Fire Arrows Formation.
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