On a kibbutz just outside Nahariya, 52 year-old Dave Lelchuk was killed today.
He was on his bike nearly within reach of his house and its security room. He was one of the few kibbutz members who insisted on staying behind to look after the crops and animals.
The Katyusha scored a direct hit on his house. The security room was untouched. The rest of the house was seriously damaged. Dave was killed by the shrapnel.
His dog, a white Labrador called Doc, refused to leave the place where his owner had fallen on his bike as he died.
The Katyusha which killed Doc's owner Dave was one of more than 200 which fell on northern Israel today.
Dave, originally from Boston, is reported to have been living in Israel for 20 years. He was an animal lover and had recently been looking after a number of other animals in addition to Doc.
CNN will be covering his funeral.
A tribute by his friend Gadi Bossin appears later in this blog.
A picture of Doc can be seen in Yediot Ahronot at:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3285385,00.html
