Soldier Killed Monday Night Was Tsiki Eyal Maskeret Batya In The Rehovot Area

"The soldier killed late Monday night was Staff Sergeant (Res.) Psiki Eyal, 23, of Masgeret Batya in the Rehovot area. Eyal was killed after he was hit by a Palestinian taxi while manning an impromptu checkpoint. The IDF is continuing to investigate the incident but were cautious in calling it terror attack, because they said they could not rule out possibility that it was an accident. Eyal's family were informed of his death on Tuesday. In the past Eyal served the Armored Corps."

Source: Margot Dudkevitch. Soldier killed Monday night was Tsiki Eyal, 23. JPost.Co.il (26 April 2005) [FullText]