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Capt. Gad Marasha
Dec 28, 2000 - Capt. Gad Marasha, 30, of Kiryat Arba was killed when called to dismantle a road-side bomb near the Sufa crossing in the Gaza Strip.
In a carefully-planned ambush, the terrorists apparently waited for soldiers and sappers to gather around the first bomb and then detonated a second bomb planted nearby, possibly by remote control. Gad Marasha died shortly after arriving at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
Gad Marasha immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia with his family 20 years ago, and lived in Kiryat Arba. Recruited to the army in 1990, he volunteered to join the trackers unit. After completing an officer training course, he received an outstanding officer award. He served as commander of the trackers unit in the IDF Southern Command - the only Jewish member of a unit composed of Bedouin.
Lt.-Col. Nimer related: "Gadi always gave his soldiers the feeling that he was part of them. During the month-long Ramadan fast, he did not eat or drink in their presence. The Bedouin soldiers respected him for this. He fostered relations of trust and appreciation."
Marasha had planned to marry in April.
Gad Marasha was buried on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem.
He is survived by his parents and four siblings.
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