Staff Sergeant Neve Havshush, 21, from Beit Shemesh, died Tuesday from injuries sustained fighting in southern Lebanon last week.
Havshush is the fourth soldier to die from the incident. Three other soldiers—Staff Sergeant Erez Mishlovsky, 20, from Kfar Saba; Staff Sergeant Matityahu Yahalom, 20, from Beit Shemesh; and Staff Sergeant Ofir Eliyahu, 20, from Holon—were killed in the explosion.
Neve left behind his parents, Haim and Einav, and his two sisters, Noam and Nasia. Neve grew up and was educated in the settlement of Adam, and after graduating from high school, he attended the Beit Yatir Pre-Military Preparatory School. Upon his enlistment in the Armored Corps, he saw his service as a real mission.
He recently completed a tank commanders course, and later planned to attend an officers’ course. The Havshush family is an integral part of the Binyamin Council community. His mother, Einav, runs the special education department in the council’s education department, and his sister, Noam, works at the security center. Haim Havshush, Neve’s father, described his son as a beloved, humble and generous young man: “He was simply a good boy. Everyone loved him. He was always giving, helping and contributing. He was an angel who walked around here with us.”