1st Sgt. (res.) Tiran Arazi

Apr 9, 2002 - 1st Sgt. (res.) Tiran Arazi, 33, of Hadera was one of thirteen IDF soldiers killed and seven injured in the Jenin refugee camp by Palestinian terrorists. An IDF patrol of reserve soldiers was ambushed in a narrow alleyway in the camp by a number of explosive devices and gunfire from the rooftops of surrounding buildings (Operation Defensive Shield).

1st Sgt. (res.) Tiran Arazi was born and raised in Hadera. He studied at the Amal High School and served in the Paratroop Brigade.

Tiran was a self-employed contractor. His wife, who works for the Hadera municipality, was seriously injured in an accident and expecting him to return home to help with their three children on the day he was killed.

1st Sgt. (res.) Tiran Arazi was buried in the Hadera cemetery. He leaves a wife Ayelet, son Ron 4, 10-month daughter Mor, parents Michal and Yossi, brothers Erez, Kfir and Golan and a sister Yamit.