Sgt Sharon Shitoubi

Nov 18, 2000 - Sgt. Sharon Shitoubi, 21, of Ramle, wounded in the Palestinan shooting attack in Kfar Darom, died of his wounds on Nov 20.

Sergeant Sharon Shitoubi, of Ramle was mortally wounded by a Palestinian man at an IDF position near the Kfar Darom hothouses in Gaza on Saturday. Shitoubi, a member of the Golani brigade, was in coma for two days after being hit in the head by a bullet during the attack. St.-Sgt. Baruch (Snir) Flum was also killed in the attack.

Many family members and friends visited the Shitubi home, in order to pay their respects and give comfort to the bereaved. Childhood friends spoke of his steadfast friendship and kind-heartedness.

Sharon was one of the last soldiers to leave Lebanon when the IDF pulled out in May. His commanders in Golani said that he was exceptionally talented, and that he was to have taken examinations for the Officers Corps.

Sgt. Sharon Shitoubi was laid to rest at Ramle cemetery. He leaves behind his parents and four brothers.