Gilad Stiglitz

May 28, 2002 - Gilad Stiglitz, 14, of Yakir, was one of three yeshiva high school students killed in Itamar, southeast of Nablus, when a Palestinian gunman infiltrated the community and opened fire on the teenagers.

At around 23:00 at night, the terrorist first saw two students playing basketball outside the yeshiva and shot them dead, then went in and opened fire, killing another student and wounding two more lightly before he was shot dead by one of the teachers, a reserve IDF officer

Gilad Stiglitz was the youngest child of Pnina and Ya'akov. A student at the Kfar Haroeh yeshiva in Hadera, he was considering transfering to the Hitzim yeshiva in Itamar next year and had come to see whether he liked it. He decided to stay overnight, and was killed while playing basketball.

Gilad loved basketball and was an avid fan of the Maccabi Tel-Aviv club. He also liked to draw.

Gilad Stiglitz was buried in Barkan. He is survived by his parents, two sisters and a brother