Mourning is heavy in Hod Hasharon with the news of the fall of Capt. (res.) Ron Efraimi, 26. Ron was a combat engineering officer in the Yahalam unit. He was killed on Monday in a truck bombing incident in the central Gaza Strip.
Ron is survived by his parents, Yehudit and Shmuel, and two brothers, Omri and Gal. He was a graduate of Ilan Ramon High School in Hod Hasharon, where he studied music.
"Our hearts are broken with the news of the death in battle of Hod Hasharon's son, Captain in the reserves Ron Efrimi.
Ron went out to serve his people when he was called to the flag and the pain of his loss is immense. The Hod Hasharon community embraces the Efrimi family, the date of the funeral and the details of the shiva will be published later. He was eulogized by Amir Kochavi, Mayor of Hod Hasharon.
Ron was a member of the "Yachad – Combat Fitness" group, which operates in Hod Hasharon and prepares youth in the city for their service in the IDF. His teammate, Arik Adiv, eulogized him: "I have no words. Capt. Ron Efraimi, it doesn't work out for me to add z"l after your name. Go explain in words how special, most valuable and best, most alive you were. From the beginning of the war, I didn't want to write anything because I was afraid it would bring bad luck. Tonight the good fortune is over. You were a significant part of shaping the Yachad group, always asking, always involved, even after all these years. I loved you very much, rest in peace."
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