Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Kfir Weiss

Mar 3, 2002 - Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Kfir Weiss, 24, of Beit Shemesh was one of 10 soldiers and civilians killed when terrorists opened fire at an IDF roadblock north of Ofra in Samaria.

Shortly after 6:30 on Sunday morning, a Palestinian sniper opened fired at an army roadblock 1.5 kilometers north of Ofra on the Ramallah-Nablus road from his carbine, killing 10 soldiers and civilians and wounding four, before escaping unharmed. With his first shots, the gunman killed the three soldiers deployed behind concrete blocks surrounding the roadblock. Soldiers sleeping in the adjacent building were alerted by the gunfire and raced out to the roadblock, only to be shot dead. Also killed were civilians and soldiers who arrived by car at the roadblock.

Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Kfir Weiss was killed while on reserve duty at the roadbloack. A family friend said, "He went to the reserves with enthusiasm, he wanted to protect the country."

Kfir studied computers at Ramat Gan College, and worked in the computers department of Bank Leumi in Lod. He was a bachelor, who lived with his parents, Pinhas and Pnina. His father suffered a serious heart attack just a week ago.

A family friend also said, "Kfir was a quiet and introverted person. He was a good person, always helped everyone. He had a lot of plans for the future, to rent an apartment and to start a life on his own. It is a tragedy."

Sgt.-Maj. Kfir Weiss was buried in the military section of the Beit Shemesh cemetery. He is survived by his parents, his older sister Keren (25), a younger brother, Ilan (21) and sister, Vered (14), and his grandfather.