It was determined that Sergeant Shay Levinson, the 19-year-old abducted soldier from Givat Avni, fell in battle on the seventh of October. He was identified as an IDF soldier whose body is being held by a terrorist organization, after the announcement of the chief military rabbi, based on reliable information and after an examination of all the findings .
His body is being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Sergeant Shay Levinson, who was kidnapped to Gaza on the seventh of October, was defined as an IDF hostage // From the website HOSTAGES AND MISSING FAMILIES FORUM
Shay served in the 77th Battalion in the "Saar Megolan" formation, an armored tank commander.
He was a German citizen, a graduate of a ball high school with an Arab orientation and a volleyball player.
At first Shai was the only Jew in the group, after him others joined.
His mother, Shlomit, came from Kibbutz Ma'efil, and played in Ilabon in the national league and then in the national league.
His older brother played in the team and his sister also plays in the team, Shay himself played in the team for 6 years, in the cross position and even won the national youth championship with them in the past.
The Volleyball Association offered its condolences to his family: "It's a sad day for the volleyball industry and for the entire State of Israel. His whole future was ahead of him."
The Hapoel Kfar Saba Volleyball Club: "Participate in the grief of the Levinson family and the Eilabon Volleyball Club with the news of the club's player Shay being killed in the war in Gaza. May you know no more sorrow."
Shay Levinson is a kind of superhero, similar to Spider-Man, whom he admires from a young age.
He is tall, strong and determined.
He knows how to identify who needs help and give it to him.
An outstanding athlete, a volleyball player in the Premier League.
His family misses his presence full of joy, the groups of friends that surround him everywhere, his hug.
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— Headquarters of the families for the return of the kidnapped and missing (@BringThemHome23) January 4, 2024
The Headquarters for the Return of the Abducted and Missing Persons wrote about Shai before the announcement of his death: "You cannot miss him, he is 1.92 m of light carried far and wide in the form of a young and ambitious man, an outstanding athlete and an activist for peace. In the mixed volleyball team where he played, a hole opened up. A hole in the shape of A sweet guy who worked for coexistence, an optimistic person with a big heart."
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