{"id":21284,"date":"2025-04-29T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=21284"},"modified":"2025-04-29T20:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:41:48","slug":"three-friends-carry-their-fallen-brothers-spirit-across-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/three-friends-carry-their-fallen-brothers-spirit-across-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Friends Carry Their Fallen Brother\u2019s Spirit Across Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A clear afternoon wraps around Pokhara, a magical backpacker town resting peacefully at the foot of the Himalayas. On the southern dock of Phewa Lake, three young men stand: Yonatan (Yonis) Eshel, Uri Tal, and Yoav Birnbaum \u2014 childhood friends from Modi\u2019in, carrying in their hearts the memory of their comrade and heroic fighter, Yona Betzalel Brief z\u201dl.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21287\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21287 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero2-2-1024x659.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero2-2-1024x659.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero2-2-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero2-2-768x494.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero2-2.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yona z\u201dl loved nature | Photo: Yonatan Eshel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Beyond the Mountains<br \/>\n<\/strong>It all began as a joke among the three. After a 15-kilometer trek through wild trails, the friends sat down at a guesthouse. Suddenly, one of them said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Yona were here, he would already be swapping shoes and heading out for another run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Silence fell. They all knew: he truly would have done it.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s how the idea for the memorial run was born.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21288\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21288 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero3-1-1002x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero3-1-1002x1024.webp 1002w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero3-1-294x300.webp 294w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero3-1-768x785.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero3-1.webp 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Master Sergeant Yona Betzalel Brief z\u201dl | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>A Run Born from the Heart<\/strong><br \/>\nYona Betzalel, the youngest of the Brief family, was a child of nature, full of love for people, and always smiling.<\/p>\n<p>His friends recall the games they played together in the basement of his family\u2019s home. Between basketball shots and games of tag, he built a world of his own. He loved long hikes, the scent of the north after rain, the glint of water in sunlight, the hidden trails.<\/p>\n<p>On every path, he sought a small detour \u2014 to find a new perspective, a hidden tree, or a rock where he could sit and think.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21289\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21289 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero4-1024x642.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero4-1024x642.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero4-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero4-768x482.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero4.webp 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yona z\u201dl loved nature | Photo: Yonatan Eshel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yona was someone who gathered friends wherever he went. Even during a casual stroll down a street in Jerusalem, people from his past and present, from the neighborhood and from his travels, would stop him every few meters. His friends recall that he always responded with a smile, making each person feel like the most important friend in the world, even if he momentarily forgot their name.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, Yona loved life \u2014 not in words, but through daily deeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The First Wound and the Decision Not to Give Up<br \/>\n<\/strong>His friends remember how, in May 2023, during an operation in Tulkarem, Yona was wounded by shrapnel in his legs. The injury was serious, and the army offered him an early discharge \u2014 but he refused to accept it. Through determined, almost impossible rehabilitation, he fought his way back to active service in the <em>Duvdevan<\/em> Unit \u2014 back to combat operations, running with his weapon, and the struggle for life. He loved every part of it.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few months later, war broke out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21290\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21290 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero5-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero5-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero5-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero5-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero5-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero5.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The battle for Kfar Aza | Photo: Chaim Goldberg\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The 13th Bullet<br \/>\n<\/strong>In the early morning hours of October 7, 2023 \u2014 Simchat Torah \u2014 Yona was stationed at the Gaza border, having stayed for Shabbat at the base. When the alarms sounded, Yona and his team made their way toward burning Kfar Aza. As they moved between the houses, under relentless fire, he was ordered to evacuate his wounded commander and communications officer. While carrying them, he was hit \u2014 thirteen bullets in total.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Yona did not abandon his comrades. Only after complete physical collapse did he drag himself to shelter, waiting long minutes until the rescue arrived.<br \/>\nYona was the first wounded soldier evacuated to Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer. He arrived unconscious, critically wounded, and was mistakenly listed among the fallen \u2014 until his family found him alive, still fighting for his life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21291\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21291 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero6-1024x728.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero6-1024x728.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero6-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero6-768x546.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero6.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even in intensive care, Yona\u2019s smile endured | Photo: Yonatan Eshel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>417 Days of Heroism<br \/>\n<\/strong>In his intensive care bed, Yona never stopped living. Alongside his family, his friends stayed by his side for endless hours, dividing Shabbat visits like shifts. They brought him pizza, sushi, watched soccer matches he didn\u2019t even like, and sang loudly during physiotherapy exercises. They insisted on bringing rays of light into days of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Uri Tal, one of Yona\u2019s childhood friends, recalls:<br \/>\n&#8220;At first, when we came to the ICU, it felt like there was the Yona we knew \u2014 and now a different Yona. But over time we realized it was still the same Yona, the one who loved life without limits. He simply channeled that same passion, that same smile, into the toughest battle of his life. The way he lived before allowed him to fight so long afterward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21292\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21292 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero7-1024x771.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero7-1024x771.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero7-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero7-768x579.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero7.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A shirt in memory of Yona | Photo: Yonatan Eshel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yona managed to stay optimistic even when his body betrayed him. &#8220;He spoke about the future, about studying, about the guys coming to hang out in his backyard,&#8221; says Uri. &#8220;He never gave up on himself, not even for a moment.&#8221;<br \/>\nYona, the most severely wounded soldier from the battles on that dark day, survived for 417 days of struggle, rising and falling \u2014 until his heart finally stopped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;With Every Step \u2014 Yona Is With Us&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong>When the idea for the memorial run was born, his friends knew it was the most natural thing to do:<br \/>\n&#8220;Yona knew how to create a true sense of belonging, even in a foreign country. This run isn\u2019t only for him \u2014 it\u2019s for anyone feeling grief or longing, who doesn\u2019t want to face it alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yoav Birnbaum describes:<br \/>\n&#8220;In every corner we passed during this journey in Nepal, I saw Yona. I saw him adding another loop, another adventure. He would never have settled for what was \u2014 he always looked for one more moment to seize from life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event they organized has no medals, no participant lists \u2014 just an open lake, a landscape that expands the heart, and a path that anyone can dedicate \u2014 by name, by memory, by heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remembering and Running in Pokhara<br \/>\n<\/strong>The vast lake stretches at the foot of the Annapurna Mountains, surrounded by endless green hills. The calm waters, the fishermen, the colorful boats \u2014 it all feels almost outside of time.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM (Nepal time), the special memorial run for Yona Betzalel Brief z\u201dl and all the fallen will begin.<br \/>\nThe gathering point will be near the &#8220;Relax Kitchen&#8221; restaurant in Pokhara, from where participants will run together along the shores of Phewa Lake.<\/p>\n<p>The event is open to everyone \u2014 whether you choose to run, walk, sit quietly, or simply gaze out at the water.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You\u2019re welcome to take part in any way you feel,&#8221; the friends wrote in the invitation. &#8220;Run, walk, sit, or reflect by the lakeside. We would love to see you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21293\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21293 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero8-1024x870.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero8-1024x870.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero8-300x255.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero8-768x653.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero8.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The friends in Nepal, from right to left: Yoav, Uri, and Yonatan | Photo: Yonatan Eshel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Heartbeat That Never Stopped<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;When we reach the finish line,&#8221; concludes Yonatan Eshel, Yona\u2019s close friend, &#8220;we\u2019ll look around and think \u2014 where would Yona have added another viewpoint? Another smile? And then we\u2019ll keep going. Always a little further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And so, on Memorial Day, as the siren sounds in Israel, across the mountains, among dozens of runners, Yona\u2019s heartbeat will continue to beat within each of them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21294\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21294 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero9-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero9-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero9-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero9-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero9-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero9.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phewa Lake | Photo: Michael Don Yechiel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Memorial Day, in Pokhara, Nepal, three childhood friends will run freely in memory of their beloved friend, Yona Betzalel Brief z\u201dl \u2014 who clung to his love of life until his final breath.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":21286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,88,6],"tags":[4950,4948,1749,4951,4947,2000,2670,4949,2104],"class_list":["post-21284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-will-remember","category-security","tag-commemoration-runs","tag-duvdevan-unit","tag-fallen-soldiers","tag-idf-heroes","tag-israels-memorial-day-for-fallen-soldiers-and-victims-of-terror","tag-memorial-day","tag-sheba-tel-hashomer","tag-simchat-torah-war","tag-yona-brief"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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