Man killed in Misgav Am rocket attack named as avocado farmer Ofer Moskovitz

The man killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on Misgav Am this morning is named by the community as Ofer Moskovitz, an avocado farmer who also served as a spokesman for the kibbutz.

In a statement, the kibbutz says Moskovitz, who was born in 1965, was “a prominent voice for us all over the years.”

Moskovitz was killed when a rocket fired from Lebanon hit the car he was riding in, setting it on fire. Hezbollah claimed the attack, saying it was targeting soldiers.

Speaking to The Times of Israel last week, Moskovitz said the northern community was largely staying put despite being well aware of the danger threatening from across the Lebanon border.

“It’s dangerous, and it’s stressful, but there’s nothing to do about it,” said Moskovitz. “The field is so close to Lebanon and the Hezbollah stronghold that they see us and we see them.”

According to Ynet, he told a Haifa radio station on Friday that “I could be hit by a rocket or drone at any moment. It’s Russian roulette.”