Micah Shalit

Micah Shalit (Arabic: ميخا شاليط, Hebrew: מיכה שליט; born on September 4th, 1995, died January 13th, 2014), alternatively Mikkah Shalit or Mika Shalit was an Illustrator, poet and a former Israeli soldier ranked Sergeant first class in the Israel Defense Forces from the city of Giv'atayim in Israel.

Death
Shalit died on Monday, January 13, 2014, while he was being transported through Re'im near to where his training base was located, without carrying any weapons. At the time of his death, he only served the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for almost three months. In his Parents testimony given afterwards they claim that he left home wearing IDF uniform and that he took a small bag, in which he presumably carried his other clothes. On Sunday, January 12, 2014, he was shot multiple times in his chest area, by Arab terrorists. Shortly after he was shot other Israeli soldiers witnessed him experiencing an epileptic seizure at that time. The soldier, 18-year-old Micah Shalit, was transported to a nearby hospital, where doctors successfully operated on him in an attempt to stabilise his condition, the next day he died at approximately 18:30pm,  after doctors discovered a high level of Epilim in his blood, the doctors explained that Micah Shalit was responsible for his own death, due to overdosage of Epilim 300mg PT. His funeral was due to be held on the evening of Tuesday at 22:00pm. Since Shalit's death, he received relatively little coverage in the Israeli media. since he intentionally was to commit suicide and was responsible for his own death, his case was "all but forgotten" nationally and internationally.

Background
Shalit was born on 4th September 1995 in Netanya Israel, to Lior (45) and Vered Shalit (37). He had an older brother and sister, making him the youngest in his family. He was raised from the age of thirteen in Giv'atayim city in the East of Tel Aviv in a conservative Jewish environment with his grandmother Yulia. He did not graduate from his High School in Sydney, since he decided to serve the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He began mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces in November 2013 when he was 18-years-old. Shalit chose to serve in a home front command unit. He holds dual Israeli and Australian citizenship, via his father, who arrived to Australia as a Neurosurgeon in 2007. Shalit was enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in November 2013 and was still in basic training, after he was due to depart from Sydney, Australia where he was living with his siblings.

Other Work
Micah Shalit was known as a violinist, pianist, poet and illustrator, he used to write his own poems and paint his own illustrations. He began studying the violin when he was 8 years old and started performing in orchestras in several theaters across Israel, although he began playing the violin at a very young age, he developed a fascination in Solo playing. After the age of 12 Shalit showed that he had great interest in playing the piano, he developed great skills in playing piano, and started to volunteer to play the piano and violin.