Photo: David Avioz, medical photography, Barzilai spokeswoman
The family of Lt. Col. (Res.) The late Dr. Avi Harlev demands that the police deepen the investigation into the possibility that he was shot on a nationalist background.
Although the police determined that it was not a terrorist attack, the family members insist that Harlev was at the peak of his life and had no reason to harm himself, the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
Harlev, a resident of Sansana in the Mount Hebron Regional Council, was found lifeless in the Lahav forest near his home.
He returned from a meeting in his reserve unit wearing a uniform. Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the death in collaboration with the military police.
Late at night, the head of the Mount Hebron Regional Council, Yochai Damari, arrived with the rabbi of the settlement and the emergency teams to inform the Harlev family of the difficult news.
My father left behind his wife Shulamit – the sister of Col. Dror Weinberg the 14th, and they have five children – Ron, Moriah, Lavie, Maor and Hadar Shira, two grooms, two granddaughters, a couple of parents and a brother.
Harlev is an expert in gynecology and fertility and managed the IVF unit at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Harlev has been involved in research and academia. He has published over 45 articles and has been involved in writing and editing medical books.
On the last day of remembrance, Harlev wrote on Channel 7 about his experiences from Lebanon and the responsibility of commanders for whom he studied under fire from Dror Weinberg.
The PUA Institute was shocked by the death of Dr. Avi Harlev, 50, director of the IVF unit at Barzilai Hospital, whose body was found lifeless in a forest near the Sansana settlement in the Mount Hebron Regional Council.
“We are saddened by the passing of Dr. Avi Harlev, who was a humble and pleasant man and we were privileged to work with him frequently and regularly. My father always helped with kindness, patience and joy. For some of us, my father was a close and dear friend, “the institute said.
“We were privileged that last week alone he lectured at the PUA Institute’s annual conference for 7,000 rabbis, rabbis and professionals in Israel and around the world. .