Captain Eitan Sheknazi, 24, is survived by his wife Hallel; he is the tenth soldier from Eli to fall since the start of the war.
ISRAEL INTERNATIONAL NEWS -- Captain Eitan Sheknazi, 24, fell in battle in Gaza, the Binyamin Regional Council announced Monday evening.
Sheknazi was husband to Halle, and graduated from the Bnei David pre-military academy.
He was a resident of the Binyamin region town of Eli, and the tenth soldier from the town to fall since the start of the war.
Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz mourned: "Eitan, deputy company commander, graduate of the Egoz Unit, fought heroically and led his soldiers in the Nahal Brigade on their way to destroy the enemy, until he fell in battle."
"He was raised and educated with self-sacrifice and the love of the nation and the Land, and that is how he lived - and how he fell. At this difficult hour, we embrace his dear wife Hallel, his parents, and his entire family. The entire nation of Israel is with you."