 In the following minutes, as he lay dying, he ordered soldiers who came to administer first aid and evacuate him to focus on Lieutenant Amichai Merhavia, another soldier who had been hit (and later died also) instead.He then handed over his encoded radio to another officer, who took command of the force, and died.According to "The Telegraph" he yelled "Long live Israel", although this was probably a misinterpretation of "Shema Yisrael".