In Netanya they received the news of the death of the soldier Natan Pitosi with astonishment, and had difficulty digesting the bitter news.
Pitosi was killed by his friend's fire, after he thought he was a terrorist, and shot him.
Fitosi apparently went to pray after informing his friend, and when he returned to the position the disaster happened.
Israel Hayom learned that Pitosi's sister received the news while she was abroad, and is making her way back to Israel.
The soldier was taken to the hospital in critical condition, photo: no
Chaya Rubinstein, who ran the "Tamar Ariel" high school in Netanya where Pitosi studied, told about the beloved student she lost.
"Nathan finished his studies two years ago at school and enlisted in the paratroopers," she says.
"They were a family of immigrants from France. They immigrated when he was in elementary school. Nathan always aspired to be a part of everyone, to integrate, to succeed and to go beyond what he needed. His determination and his desire to succeed stood by him and he managed to integrate, he finished school with a matriculation certificate Yaffe and enlisted in the paratroopers.
"When he arrived at the paratroopers, he was not happy with him. This was a very important milestone for him along the way. We shared this great joy of his. We were happy to see him when he came to visit with all the graduates, with the uniform, with the weapon, with the unit badge. It made him and us even happier ".
The disaster near Tulkarm,
Nathan was the oldest in the family.
"He was a devoted son to his parents," adds Rubinstein.
"He is an only child with three sisters. It is a very difficult day. The sadness is great and the circumstances of the case create a terrible frustration. I am just hearing about the circumstances of the incident, that he left the position to pray. It is so suitable for him, because even at school he was very careful about The prayer. It was something very important to him, he never missed it. It's a sad day."
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