Ahuva Amergi

Feb 18, 2002 - Ahuva Amergi, 30, of Ganei Tal in Gush Katif was killed when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on her car near the Kissufim junction.

Ahuva Amergi was driving home from Ashkelon when she was mortally wounded. The shots were heard by soldiers - who came to the aid of Ahuva - at the nearby outposts. Two of them - Maj. Mor Elraz and St.-Sgt. Amir Mansouri, were killed while trying to intercept the terrorist.

Ahuva Amergi came to Ganei Tal as part of her National Service when she was 18 years old. There she met and married Rafi Amergi, and they made their home in the moshav. Ahuva studied law at Bar-Ilan Unevesrity and began working as a lawyer in Be'er Sheva.

Ahuva's employer, Dan Malchieli said: "Ahuva was a great woman. She was gifted and a great person. She was incredibly gifted, you could count on her with your eyes closed. I knew she was a lawyer with a great future ahead of her. It is hard for me to accept that all this has suddenly stopped and come to an end."

Ahuva Amergi was buried in the Gush Katif regional cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Rafi, and two small sons, Yitzhak (3 1/2) and Efraim, under 2.