The jeep memorial, Military cenotaph in the Golan Heights, Israel.
The Jeep Memorial stands on the remains of a former Syrian bunker complex and consists of steel barriers and memorial stones. The site sits in mountainous terrain with views across the surrounding region.
The memorial marks the spot where, on 7 October 1973, battalion adjutant Yoel Porat and sergeant major Avi Ditchi were killed. They had borrowed a jeep to lead five ammunition trucks from Camp Tznobar to the 405th Artillery Battalion's batteries. Near the Mafleim junction they approached what they took for Israeli tanks; Syrian fire killed Ditchi, and Porat, after radioing the truck drivers to take cover, was killed by a shell aimed at the jeep. The permanent monument, designed by Livia Manos, was dedicated on 8 October 1998.
The memorial was designed by Livia Manos and inaugurated on 8 October 1998. A stone from Camp Tznobar was brought to the site, and a rock from Tel Motila bearing the names of the fallen was placed on it. A pepper tree resembling an olive shades the monument.
The memorial lies about 300 metres west of the Mafleim Junction, on the north side of Highway 87. It is reached by road, with the shattered jeep hull, the black cylinder and the inscribed slab standing together beside a leafy pepper tree. The site is a roadside stop with no facilities of its own.
The memorial preserves original military fortifications built before the conflict and still visible today. From its position, visitors can see across areas that span Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.
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