On Yahrzeit Of His Father, Murdered 32 Years Ago In Gaza, Avichai Has Some Revenge

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Avichai Shorshan, an IDF soldier  currently fighting in Gaza, marked the 32nd anniversary of his father Doron’s murder in the Gaza Strip in a very special manner.

Avichai was originally unsure whether or not to request leave for the occasion but decided to remain in Gaza and continue fighting Hamas.

היום כ”ה בטבת, 32 שנה בלי אבא.

לפני שעתיים חזרנו מעוד התקפה על מעוז חמאס. עוד מחבלים הרוגים, עוד מחסני אמל”ח מושמדים, עוד מודיעין איכותי שהבאנו מהשטח.
חזרנו מההתקפה, הדלקנו נר נשמה ,אמרתי קדיש וקדימה להורדת פקודה להתקפה הבאה.

ממשיכים קדימה, עד הניצחון pic.twitter.com/ez9lmHqvXF

— avihai shorshan (@a_shorshan) January 6, 2024

“Today, 25 Teves, I am 32 years without my father,” Shorshan said in a video published in social media. 32 years ago, not far from here at Dir El-Balah, accursed terrorists lay in wait for my father as he returned from work, shot him at point blank range and decapitated him. Even though my father and me are Golani battalion graduates, I’m proud to be here with the Givati commandos, to retaliate and restore our honor.”

Doron Shorshan HyD

“Two hours ago, we returned from another attack against a Hamas stronghold, “Avichai wrote in a Twitter post.” More terrorists were killed, more munitions were destroyed, and more high-quality intelligence was gathered.”

“We returned from the attack, and I lit a memorial candle and recited the Kaddish prayer for my father. Then it was on to the next attack, to continue fighting, until victory.”

Avichai’s father Doron was a farmer at Kfar Darom, who grew tomatoes for export as well as insect-free vegetables. He was survived by his wife and three children, as well as a son, Yair Doron, born seven months after his murder at the age of 29.