The mother of an IDF Golani Brigade soldier who fell in battle is waging her own war on Friday: the war to keep her son's memory alive on Facebook. 

Ben Vanunu, 19, fell fighting terrorists during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.

But Vanunu's mother told Yedioth Aharonoth Friday that she would like to continue operating his Facebook page after his death, as a way of connecting to friends and family - and for that, she needs his password. 

"Given the great interest people have had in him, I feel I must manage his page the way he would have," she explained. "But all my attempts to get his password from Facebook were rejected." 

Facebook's policy allows parents to make the Facebook pages of people who died a memorial site, where people can upload pictures and comments, but Ben's mother is not satisfied with that.

She wants access to Ben's profile page and the ability to operate it as her son would have been able to if he was still living.

"It seems quite surreal [that I can't]," she stated. "For example, many people have tagged Ben [in old photos] - and I cannot remove the tag if I want to, I don't have access to it."

"I want to have control of how my son is commemorated," she added. 

Facebook has continued to reject the requests, however - citing integrity for its privacy settings. 

"As part of our efforts to help families in mourning, the network has developed a tool that allows the perpetuation of their loved ones' profiles to ensure that family and friends can access the profile and leave photos and comments," Facebook stated.

"However, it will not be possible to go in and edit the profile, because it is now a memorial," it added. "Facebook will continue to respect the privacy of our users' account settings, including security features designed to protect them."