Lynne Livne

Mar 12, 2002 - Lynne Livne, 49, of Kibbutz Hanita was one of six Israelis killed when two terrorists opened fire from an ambush on Israeli vehicles traveling between Shlomi and Kibbutz Metzuba near the northern border with Lebanon.

The two gunmen, dressed in IDF uniforms and armed with Kalashnikov and M-16 rifles and grenades, hid in undergrowth at the side of the road and opened fire on vehicles heading toward Kibbutz Metzuba around 12.30 P.M. Israeli forces killed the two gunmen and carried out wide-scale searches for additional terrorists. Six Israelis were killed and 7 wounded in the attack. Lynne Livne was driving her daughter Atara to visit a friend in nearby Kibbutz Metzuba; both were killed by gunfire.

Lynne was born in England, and later settled in Canada. There she met her future husband, Tuvia Livne, who was traveling. They fell in love, and in 1980 she came to Israel, to Kibbutz Hanita, to join him. She converted to Judaism, and they married. Kibbutz member Ya'akov Kariv said, "Lynne organized our laundry for many years. She was a very happy person. Lynne was very well-liked and respected and both she and her daughter will be greatly missed."

Addressing his wife, Tuvia Livne said, "You followed me from Canada to a land you didn't know. I told you that here we would always live and raise a family. You were a true woman of valor."

Lynne Livne was buried in Hanita alongside her daughter Atara. She is survived by her husband, Tuvia, and her three children: Talia, 19, serving in the IDF, Meirav, (17) and Yonatan (12).