His family thanked the hospital staff for the "dedicated and professional treatment that Avi received over the last few weeks." Har-Even, Romanian-born, graduated from the Jerusalem Hebrew Gymnasium, and went on to serve in the IDFs Artillery Corps, eventually becoming an officer in the 402nd and 404th battalions.In 1959, he was sent by the IDF to complete a degree in electrical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, after which he returned to the IDF as an officer heading artillery research development. Har-Even went on to serve as a commander on the Hawk missile battery near the Dimona nuclear facility."Avi Har Even was brutally murdered by those who burned a hotel down," tweeted Joint List MK Ofer Cassif, sending his condolences to the family."We need to face reality: There are those who are interested in violence, who use violence as for their political gains," he continued. "We need to stand strongly against them. Too much blood has been spilled. May his memory be a blessing."אבי הר אבן, מנכ״ל סוכנות החלל הישראלית לשעבר שהלך הערב לעולמו לאחר שנפצע במהומות בעכו, עם אילן רמון. במהלך כהונתו בין 1995-2004 הוביל הר אבן שיתופי פעולה רבים עם סוכנויות החלל בעולם, שבמסגרתם גם ריכז את המשימות של רמון. יהי זכרו ברוך (צילום: משרד המדע והטכנולוגיה) pic.twitter.com/2ykV2dK8aq
— Shay Fridman | שי פרידמן (@Fridman_Shay) June 6, 2021
Miriam Peretz sent her condolences to the family as well, adding that she hopes "the vigilantes who committed this heinous act be served their justice quickly." In 1965, he went to Uganda to help establish the country's air defense. He went on to found the Meital unit which encouraged and headed partnerships and research with other countries on security defense systems. Har Even also served in various senior positions in the Israeli aerospace industry, serving as the head of the Israel Space Agency in 1995, remaining in that position until September 2004.אבי הר אבן ז"ל נרצח באכזריות ע"י בני עוולה שהציתו מלון על יושביו. אני מבקש להשתתף בצער המשפחה והחברים. עלינו להביט במציאות: יש כאלו המעוניינים באלימות, המשתמשים בה לצרכיהם הפוליטיים - עלינו לעמוד מולם בעוצמה ובנחישות. דם רב מדי נשפך.יהי זכרו ברוך.
— Ofer Cassif עופר כסיף (@ofercass) June 6, 2021