Shir Hajaj

Shir Hajaj, 22, was killed in a truck ramming attack in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Armon Hanetziv on January 8, 2017. The truck driver saw a group of soldiers coming off of a bus and standing as a group. He then accelerated into the soldiers and then attempted to reverse into them a second time. Three other soldiers were killed in the same attack.

Shir lived in Maale Adumim. She was an officer in the Intelligence Corps serving as an educational officer in the Corps’ officer’s training course at the time of the attack.

At her funeral, her cousin Hila spoke about Shir having a bright future to look forward to. We thought we would see you on the front page of the newspaper holding a prize for an invention that would change the world. How is then that we are seeing your photograph now everywhere next to a memorial candle?” Hila asked.

Shir is survived by her parents and three sisters.