Itamar Yefet

Nov 21, 2000 - Itamar Yefet, 18, of Netzer Hazani died from a gunshot wound to the head after a Palestinian sniper shot him at the Gush Katif junction.

Yefet was hitching a ride to a nearby settlement to volunteer in agricultural work when he was shot. He was flown to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba after the attack, where a team of surgeons struggled unsuccessfully to save him.

Itamar's parents Benny and Rahel are founding members of the community of Netzer Hazani, where they had lived for over 25 years. Yaki Yisraeli, secretary of Netzer Hazani, stood with Yefet's family in the hospital corridor as doctors fought to save Itamar.

Itamar was the fourth of seven children. He was a student at the military academy at Yatir and had returned to attend the funerals of Monday's victims. He like to play basketball and to surf.

Itamar Yefet was buried in Moshav Kadima.