Yehuda Perez is the soldier who was killed in a road accident on Highway 222 south of Beer Sheva the day before yesterday. The Ramat Negev Regional Council stated that it "grieves and mourns the untimely passing of Yehuda Perez, a resident of the Retamim community who was killed in a tragic road accident last Friday. Yehuda was an integral part of our community who contributed greatly as a fighter in the Golani Brigade. There are no words that can comfort such a difficult loss."