Gilad Shalit was born on 28 August 1986 in Nahariya, Israel, and was raised from
the age of two in Mitzpe Hila in the western Galilee. He attended the regional
elementary school in Maona, the junior high in Kfar Veradim, and graduated with
distinction from the science class of the Manor Kabri high school.
Gilad began his military service nearly three years ago, at the end of July 2005.
Though a medical issues could have kept him out of combat duty, he followed
his elder brother Yoel into the armored corps. Gilad was highly motivated soldier,
overcoming all the hurdles facing a recruit in the armored corps and completing his
training successfully. His first post training assignment was in the area around the Gaza Strip
guarding and ensuring the security of the villages in the area.
Gilad is a well-mannered, quiet and introverted young man with a face lit up by
a nearly-permanent shy and hesitant smile. He is also known as a ready volunteer
willing to help anyone out. At an early age, Gilad became a sports fan and has
long enjoyed playing basketball. He avidly follows numerous sports leagues and to
urnaments around the world, whether tennis, basketball, cycling, or other athletics.
Everyone knows that Gilad is your best source for all sports information.
While a fifth-grade pupil at the Maale Hagalil Elementary School, eleven-year-old Gilad wrote a story entitled "When the Shark and the Fish First Met". This allegory tells the story of a young fish and young shark who meet and, although they are natural enemies, decide to become friends and live in peace.
Gilad Shalit was born on 28 August 1986 in Nahariya, Israel, and was raised from
the age of two in Mitzpe Hila in the western Galilee. He attended the regional
elementary school in Maona, the junior high in Kfar Veradim, and graduated with
distinction from the science class of the Manor Kabri high school.
Gilad began his military service nearly three years ago, at the end of July 2005.
Though a medical issues could have kept him out of combat duty, he followed
his elder brother Yoel into the armored corps. Gilad was highly motivated soldier,
overcoming all the hurdles facing a recruit in the armored corps and completing his
training successfully. His first post training assignment was in the area around the Gaza Strip guarding and ensuring the security of the villages in the area.
On Sunday, June 25, 2006 Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hezbollah, a terrorist organizations whose only goal is to destroy and terrorize. Gilad's story proves something that Jews and Israelis have wanted all along: to live in peace.
