Yitzhak Moyal

May 18, 2003 - Yitzhak Moyal, 64, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem.

The bus bombing took place at 5:45 A.M. near the French Hill neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The suicide bomber, disguised as a religious Jew, boarded the bus and detonated the bomb shortly afterwards. Seven passengers were killed and about 20 wounded.

Yitzhak Moyal, a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem, was on his way to work at the central post office in downtown Jerusalem when he was killed.

Moyal immigrated to Israel from Morocco in 1960, together with his nine brothers and sisters. He was described by family members as a dedicated worker who never once missed a shift.

His son Sharon related, "Father was an honest man, devoted to his family and work. He was 64, but age doesn't mean anything. He was healthy, and when we walked together I would get tired half way." As an Egged driver in Jerusalem, Sharon knew that his father was always concerned for him, but never expressed fear for himself.

Yitzhak Moyal was buried in Jerusalem. He is survived by his wife Rina, four sons, two daughters and 12 grandchildren.