Following in the footsteps of the brother: In July 2018, Noy Levy lost her brother, Sgt. Aviv Levy, who was a fighter in Givati and was killed on the Gaza Strip border.
Levy (18) will arrive at the IDF this morning and enlist in the IDF, but her excitement will be mixed with great sadness and a desire to close the circle.
About three years ago, her older brother, Sgt. Aviv Levy, who was a fighter in Givati in the Sabra Battalion, was killed. Aviv was supposed to celebrate his 21st birthday, but was hit by sniper fire during riots and riots in the Gaza Strip.
"We got the news when we were on a family vacation in Italy," Nurse Noy recalls in pain, "it was a Friday and we got ready to go out to a restaurant. How to describe. "
"I do not know if 'excited' is the word, there is also pressure," she says, "suddenly it feels very real. From the first moment it was clear to me that I was going to do something significant. I wanted to be in a closed base and part of a battalion. "It's a role that suits me, a role that will be meaningful to me and other people."
Noy before recruitment, Photo: Courtesy of the family
Noy hopes to join the Sabra Regiment in Givati, where her brother Aviv served.
"The family supports me in every decision, even though it's not easy for them," she shares.
"When I get to my hill, it will be something special, like closing a circle. I always thought about what role I could serve so that Aviv would be proud of me. Mature and strong to deal with it, "adds Noy.
Aviv Levy was the eldest of four children of Yaakov and Perry Levy who live in Petah Tikva.
After him was born Orin and then Noy, who was only 15 years old when the disaster occurred.
The youngest son is 8-year-old Dan.
"Everyone remembers Aviv. He always helped the soldiers. He was the kind of father, brother and commander who swept everyone away after him," says Noy.
