Noam Raz, an IDF fighter killed during an operation by security forces in Jenin, will be promoted to the rank of RNG, the highest in the ranks of the resistance and will be laid to rest on Sunday at 11:00, in the police section of Mount Herzl.
At the request of the family, the funeral will be closed to the media and photographers, in order to respect the privacy of the family in the difficult moments.
The Commissioner of the Israel Police, Chief of Staff Yaakov Shabtai, praised him, "He belonged to a small and unique group of policemen and fighters who put the good of the state and the security of its citizens first."
He dedicated his life for his unit members and for the police and the state.
He will always be remembered as a fighter who volunteered for every mission, a fighter full of modesty and humility who serves out of the values of Zionism and love of state.
Raz, 47, died in 1999, and served for about 23 years in a variety of positions.
His friends told him that he was a quiet guy with a presence that gave confidence to everyone around him.
According to them, he was an exemplary family man who combined his love for the land and the land through his service in agriculture and agricultural work in the town of Kida in Benjamin, where he was one of the founders and where he lived with his wife and children.
Security forces in Jenin.
"Initiated, complex and sensitive operation", Photo: AFP
"Thousands of bullets fired"
A senior Central Command officer said in a conversation with military reporters: "I have been in the IDF for more than 20 years, I went through everything.
Thousands of bullets were fired at the vehicles there.
I do not remember for years a situation where two wanted persons hide long after we dismantle their house. "The officer noted that Raz was injured at the end of the operation.
Commissioner Kobi Shabtai revealed that Sharaz was the one who saved the life of Lieutenant Colonel S. Lieutenant Colonel S. a few weeks ago in an encounter with terrorists in Jenin.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett paid tribute to him: "We lost a real hero, Noam Raz - a brave IDF fighter who sacrificed his life for Israel's security, during an initiated, complex and sensitive operation against terrorists.
During his 23 years in the unit, Noam participated in countless counterterrorism operations, endangering himself and saving lives, as his commanders attest - with courage and modesty.
We will continue to fight terrorism with determination and an iron fist until we defeat it and restore security to the citizens of Israel.
This is the legacy that Noam leaves behind.
Of blessed memory".
The Minister of Defense, Bnei Gantz, said: "On behalf of the defense establishment, I would like to express my deep sorrow at the fall of the late Naval Fighter Noam Raz.
I strengthen his family in these difficult moments.
Of blessed memory.
We will continue to fight terrorists, their senders, their aides and anyone who tries to harm the citizens of Israel. "
"BIMM he will always be remembered as a warrior who joined every mission, a warrior full of modesty and humility." Noam Raz, Photo: Courtesy of the family
"Raz is one of the founders of the settlement of Kida and one of the leading founders of the settlement from his ascent to the land to this day. Noam was one of the pillars of the settlement. It's been 23 years.
"The community of Kida and the residents of Binyamin all share in the family's grief and embrace it at this difficult time.
Rabbi Barak Oqbi, head of the Maoz preparatory school in Lod and Raz's friend for the past 15 years, said: "The people of Israel have lost one of the heroes of our people. The whole was devoted to the people of Israel. Who loved this people with a love of soul. "
Israel Ben-Pezi, chairman of the Kida secretariat, a neighbor and friend of Raz: "But a very heavy rain fell on the settlement.
Noam is a character that everyone in the community has felt.
A very quiet person, but with a presence that gives confidence to everyone.
We knew about his integration between the world of the military and the world of agriculture that he developed here.
He is an amazing family man, and it is a very difficult loss for all of us. "
The Minister of Internal Security, Amar Bar-Lev, said: "YMCA forces, the Golani Reconnaissance Squadron and the GSS acted in the village near Jenin with the aim of arresting wanted persons, as part of our continuous and determined fight against Palestinian terrorism that seeks to disrupt our lives.
"During the exchange of fire that developed at the site, the IDF fighter, Major General Noam Raz, was killed.
One of those anonymous heroes who chose to dedicate their lives to the security of Israel, and we all owe them a lot.
I share the family's heavy grief. "
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