IDF soldier Amishar Ben David was killed in action in Gaza over Shabbat. He is the eighteenth student from the Eli premilitary academy in Samaria to fall in this war.
The town of Eli has announced that Major (res.) Amishar Ben David, a resident of the Yovel neighborhood of the town, was killed in action in Gaza over Shabbat (Sabbath).
He was 43, and served in the commando units' command center. He is survived by a wife and children.
Ariel Elmaliach, the mayor of Eli, stated: "Amishar and I learned together in the premilitary academy 'Bnei David' in Eli, and the news of his death was like a knife in the heart. Amisar had a heart full of kindness and helping others, and served for years as the head of the town's MDA team."
"His death is a painful loss for our town. We share the pain of Shlomit and their children, as well as all the Ben-David family. May his memory be blessed.''
Amishar is the eighteenth student of the Bnei David academy to be killed in action since the war broke out.