Roy Avisaf

Oct 7, 2004 - Roy Avisaf, 28, of Kfar Sava was one of three Israelis killed in the terror bombing at the Ras a-Satan beach - one of two tourist sites in Sinai hit the same night.

At around 22:00, a blast ripped through the Hilton Hotel in the resort town of Taba, near the border with Israel. The powerful blast was caused by car bomb which exploded at the entrance to the hotel, containing an estimated 250-300 kg of explosives, causing the collapse of part of the hotel. At about 23:30, two additional explosions occurred in the camping area of of Ras a-Satan, located about 45 kilometers south.

Roy Avisaf grew up in Kfar Sava where he completed his education at the Katznelson High School. He served as a deputy company commander in the Nahal Brigade in Lebanon and afterwards began to study law at the Reichman College in Herzliya. Three years ago, he was sent to work in a Jewish youth camp in Hungary, where he met his girlfriend Malvina, who followed him to Israel where she converted to Judaism.

Just before beginning his fourth year at law school, Roy and Malvina went to Sinai last Tuesday to their favorite getaway at Ras a-Satan. Roy was killed leaving his bungalow on his way to the cafe.

Roy volunteered in his spare time and would help deprived children in Yehud with their school work. He had not only been his son, said his father, but "his best friend."

Roy Avisaf was buried in the Kfar Sava cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Reuven and Rahel; an older sister, Bosmat, 29; and a brother, Omri, 21.