At least 1,200 Israelis - men, women, babies, children and elderly - were murdered on the first day of the war against Hamas, and the numbers are increasing every day - while the identification process continues to move forward and families are notified.
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On October 7, Nahal Brigade Commander Col. Jonathan Steinberg, 42, from Shomria, was en route to a clash site where his soldiers were engaged with terrorists. He encountered a terrorist on his way there and was killed during a firefight near Kerem Shalom.
Cpl. Nathaniel Young, 20, was a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel from London and was killed in a battle on the Gaza border. He was buried at the military section of Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem.
On October 8, the IDF released the names of 15 soldiers who were killed in Hamas's surprise attack the day before - Sst. Roi Weiser, 21, from Efrat, a Golani soldier; Sst. Adir Geori, 20, from Jerusalem, a Sayeret Matkal commando; Cpl. Ariel Eliyahu, 19, from Mitzpe Yericho, a 7th Armored Brigade soldier; Sst. Guy Simchi, 20, from Gedera, a Paratrooper; Cpl. Shira Shochat, 19, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, a Unit 414 soldier; Sgt. Maj. Aharon Parash, 36, from Ofakim, a Technology and Maintenance Corps inspector; and Lt. Shilo Cohen, 24, from Sderot, a Shaldag soldier.
Maj. Amir Sakuri, 31, from Jerusalem, a Sayeret Matkal commando; Warrant Officer Ido Rosenthal, 45, from Ben Shemen, a Shaldag soldier; Maj. Ariel Ben Moshe, 27, from Kiryat Bialik, a commander in Sayeret Matkal; Cpl. Danit Cohen, 19, from Sderot, a soldier in Southern Command; Sst. Or Mizrachi, 21, from Petah Tikva, a Nahal soldier; Cpl. Amit Gueta, 21, from Rehovot, a Maglan soldier.
Earlier, the names of the following fallen were cleared for publication: Col. Roi Yosef Levy, 44, from Shavei Tzion, commander of the Multidimensional Unit, also known as the “Ghost” Unit; Lt. Col. Yonatan Tzur, 33, from Kedumim, the commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion, Maj. Avraham Hovlashvili, 26, from Ashdod, an officer in Caracal; Sgt. Itay-El Marciano, 20, from Shoham, a Paratrooper; Pvt. Ofir Davidian, 18, from Patish, a logistics soldier in the Home Front Command; Cpt. Tal Grushka, 25, from Kfar Saba, a Nahal officer; Cpt. Arye Shlomo Tsering, 27, from Raanana, a K-9 Unit officer. Sst. Ilay Gamzu, 20, from Ashdod, a Paratrooper; Sst. Ohad Cohen, 20, from Idan, a Shaldag soldier.
Cpl. Itamar Ayash, 19, from Kiryat Gat, served in the Southern District of the Home Front Command; Maj. Ido Yehoshua, 27, from Yavne, commander of the training platoon at the Special Air Forces School. Cpl. Uri Locker, 19, from Pardes Hana Karkur, a Golani solider; Maj (Res.) Omri Michaeli, 35, from Nes Ziona, a Duvdevan soldier; Maj. Vitali Skipkevich, 21, from Ariel, an Egoz soldier. Lt. Shoham Tomer, 23, from Srigim, company commander in the 934th Reconnaissance Battalion; Lt. Itai Maor, 23, from Rosh Ha'Ain, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion; Lt. Rom Shlomi, 23, from Moshav Ganot, a reconnaissance platoon commander in the Shaldag Unit. Cpl. Yaron Zohar, 19, from Kiryat Ata, a Golani soldier.
Cpt. Adir Aboudi, 23, from Modi'in, a commander in the Home Front Command; Cpt. Yotam Ben Bassat, 24, from Bat Hefer, a commander in the Multidimensional Unit; Sgt. Ofir Tzioni, 21, from Yokneam Illit, a commander in the Home Front Command; 2nd Lt. Adar Ben Simon, 20, from Neve Ziv, a commander in the Home Front Command; Sgt. Or Asto, 21, from Be'er Sheva, a logistics NCO in Golani.
Sgt. Eden Alon Levi, 19, from Nirit, a commander in the Home Front Command; Sst. Yuval Ben Yaakov, 21, from Kfar Menahem, a solider in the 7th Armored Brigade; Cpl. Guy Bazak, 19, from Givatayim, a Golani soldier; Pvt. Nerya Aharon Nagari, 18, from Talmon, a Home Front Command soldier; Pvt. Naama Boni, 19, from Afula, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade; Lt. Iftah Yavetz, 23, from Ramat Hasharon, a commander in Maglan.
Lt. Col. Sahar Mahlouf, 36, from Modi'in, the commander of the 481st Signal Battalion; Sgt. Ofek Rosenthal, 20, from Kfar Menahem, a Maglan soldier; 2nd Lt. Yanai Kaminka, 20, from Tzur Hadassah, a commander in the Home Front Command; Lt. Or Moses, 22, from Ashdod, a commander in the Home Front Command; Sst. Omri Niv Feirstein, 20, a Home Front Command soldier; Cpl. Dvir Lisha, 21, from Nitzan, a Golani soldier.
Sgt. Ido Harush, from Mitzpe Ramon, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade; Sgt. Menashe Yoav Maliev, 19, from Kiryat Ono, an officer in the 7th Armored Brigade; Cpl. Netanel Yang, 20, from Tel Aviv, a Golani soldier; Maj. Chen Buchris, 26, from Ashdod, the deputy commander Maglan; Lt. Or Yosef Ran, 29, from Itamar, a commander in Duvdevan; Cpl. Adi Gurman, 19, from Hogla, a Unit 414 soldier; Sfc. Amir Fisher, 22, from Tel Aviv, a Duvdevan soldier; Lt. (Res.) Ido Edri, 24, from Givaton, an infantry officer.
Raz Tzioni, father of Sst. Ofir Tzioni, said, "We spoke to him for the last time Friday evening, he said that everything is fine with him. On Saturday when we realized what happened, I sent him a message 'Write that everything is fine...,' but he didn't respond. In the evening, the army representatives came to inform us."
After a day of intense combat, where Israel Police officers, Border Patrol soldiers and commandos valiantly stood at the forefront of battles against the enemy, the Israel Police on October 7 announced the death of its members. The following are their names:
Chief Superintendent Ge-ar Davidov, commander of the Rahat station; Chief Superintendent Itzhak Shvili, commander of the Segev Shalom station; Superintendent Martin Kuzmickas, commander in the coordination of enforcement operations unit; Chief Inspector Shlomo Moshe Al, officer in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Superintendent Nisim Lugasi, deputy commander of a Magav unit; Superintendent Amin Ohonadov, squad commander in the Yoav unit; Inspector Andrei Poshivi, town station patrol officer; Inspector Alexei Shamkov, officer in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Meir Abragil, Sderot station investigation coordinator; Sergeant Major Chen Nahmias, sniper in the Yamam counter-terror unit.
Sergeant Major Roman Gendel, instructor in the Lotar counter-terror unit; Sergeant Major Yehuda Kedar, non-commissioned officer Border Police officer at the Eshkol Ein Habsor station; Sergeant Major Roni Abuharon, detective at the Rahat station; Sergeant Major Adir Shlomo, head of logistics at the Sderot station; Sergeant Major Igal Iluz, bomb sapper; First Sergeant Bar Sivan, fighter in the Yamam counter-terror unit; First Sergeant Alon Barad, investigator at the Rahat station; First Sergeant Alexey Borodovsky, Negev Yasam patrol unit; First Sergeant Vitaly Karsik, forensics department crime scene investigator, Tel Aviv District; First Sergeant Alik Poznyakov, detective in the Magen unit.
First Sergeant Melik Karim, investigator at the Be'er Sheva station; First Sergeant Yoram Eliyahu Cohen, fighter in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Staff Sergeant Major Dror Elton, sapper in the Yamam counter-terror unit; Staff Sergeant Yaakov Shlomo Krasninski, fighter in the undercover police unit; Staff Sergeant Major Elior Yifrach, detective; Sgt. First Class Avi Buzaglo, detective at the Rahat station; Sgt. First Class Michael Lizmi, detective at the Be'er Sheva station; Sgt. First Class Shai El Knafo, town patrol in police’s Southern District; Staff Sergeant Alyona Astapenko, town patrol at the Ofakim station; Corporal Ravit Hanna Asayag, Border Police officer in police’s Southern District; First Sergeant Boris Danilov, the coordination of enforcement operations unit; Staff Sergeant Gedif Mulugeta, the coordination of enforcement operations unit; Staff Sergeant Dor Mangadi, the coordination of enforcement operations unit.
Netiv HaAsara, a town of less than a thousand people near the Gaza border, released the names of 15 of its residents who were killed in the Hamas attack.
were cleared for publication: brothers Amit and Yigal Wax, Oren Stern, Shlomi and his wife Ayelet Molcho, Hevik Segal, Gil Ta'aseh, Adi Baharev, Tal Keren, Ruthi and Aryeh Akuni and their daughter Or, Nurit Berger, Marina Almagor and Danny Vobek.
Vobek, a resident of Netiv HaAsara, had been a volunteer with the ZAKA divers unit for many years. The organization said that "he took part in dozens of rescue missions, dedicated to saving lives and honoring the deceased. During the brutal attack on Netiv HaAsara, Vobek courageously defended his home and friends, ultimately losing his life in the battle against armed terrorists. ZAKA volunteers, alongside the entire nation of Israel, mourn his loss, share in the pain, and extend condolences to his family and loved ones."
Aharon Haimov, a 25-year-old senior paramedic and ambulance driver with Magen David Adom (MDA) from Ofakim, was fatally shot on the morning of the attack en route to treat the wounded in his hometown. He is survived by his wife and two children. Haimov began his career with Magen David Adom as a post-high school volunteer before joining the organization in a professional capacity.
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Magen David Adom senior medic and ambulance driver Aharon Haimov, 25, of Ofakim was killed on his way to treat injured
“He was a person who put the good of others and the value of life ahead of everything else — including today, on this tragic morning,” said MDA Director-General Eli Bin.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services announced that Kiryat Gat Fire Station Commander Battalion Chief Shalom Tzaban and Senior Firefighter Yevgeny Galsky were also slain in the attack. Tsaban, 60, a father of two, joined the fire brigade in 1992 and was posthumously promoted to fire deputy chief. Galsky, 34, served in the Netivot fire station. He was promoted posthumously to the rank of sergeant firefighter.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services Commissioner Eyal Caspi extended his condolences to the families and commended the firefighters and commanders who were working tirelessly in numerous locations throughout the conflict zone.
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Israel Fire and Rescue Services announcement of the death of Shalom Tzaban (right) and Yevgeny Galsky
The fire brigade on October 8 announced the death of Sergeant Major Firefighter Eric Yehuda Marciano, 50, who joined the fire brigade in 1996 and served as a team leader at the Kiryat Gat Fire Station. He is survived by his wife and three children.
His daughter Coral said: "He went on duty, and probably because of the pressure, he forgot his bag at home. I wrote to him, 'Dad, you forgot your bag.' At 7:05am, he told me he would come back to get it and at 7:20 he no longer answered me, he had already encountered the terrorists. Numerous trucks loaded with armed terrorists entered the area. He fought the terrorists and managed to save a child. I knew my father was dead before we were informed; someone saw him dead and sent me a picture. My father is a hero. He was my whole world. He was a father who always put us first, and himself second, placing everyone before him."
The head of the Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council, Ofir Libstein, was killed during fighting with Hamas terrorists on October 7. “Ofir was killed when he went to defend a town during the terrorist attack,” the council said.
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Head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, Ofir Libstein, was killed in the terrorist attack on the Gaza border town
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Israel Amichai Vitzan and Moshe Yedidya Raziel (Rosenberg) were killed in Kerem Shalom. They were both residents of the West Bank settlement of Psagot.
Nine people, including a number of children, were killed when rockets struck their communities in the northern Negev, which do not have shelters, according to local authorities.
In Arara, Yazan Zakaria Abu Jama was killed when a rocket landed near his home. In Alba’at, brothers Malek Ibrahim Alkra’an, 14, and Jawad Ibrahim Alkra’an, 15, were killed in a direct strike. Alba’at cousins Amin Akal Alkra’an, 11, and Mahmoud Diab Alkra’an, 12, were also killed. Faiza Abu Sabaakh, 57, and her granddaughter May Zuheir Abu Sabaakh, 13, were also killed in Alba’at.
Lt. Col. Eli Ginsburg, 42, a commander of the Naval Commando 13 unit, from Dovrat; Private Lior Levy, 19, an operations commander in the Home Front Command, from Dimona; Corporal Adir Tahar, 19, a soldier in the Golani brigade, from Jerusalem; Staff Srg. Uriel Moshe, 21,from the Golani brigade, a resident of Rechasim; Major Peleg Salem, 30, from Netanya; Corporal Amit Tzur, 19, a fighter in the Golan Brigade from Eliachin; Corporal Elai Bar Sade, 19, a fighter in the Golani brigade, from Ramat Gan; Lt. Itai Cohen, 22, a commander in the Engineering Corps' Yahalom special unit, from Rehovot; Sgt. Ben Rubinstein, 20, from the Lotar anti-terror unit, from Hod Hasharon; Srg. Yaron Uri Shai, 21, from the Nahal elite unit, from Kadima-Tzuran; Srg.(Res.) Roi Nagri, 28, from the Lotar anti-terror school, from Tel Aviv; Staff Srg. Itamar Bruchim, 21, paratrooper and commander in the officers' school, from Ashdod; Lt. Nitai Amar, 22, Engineering Corps, from Ma'alumim; 2nd Lt. Yonatan Gutin, special forces, from Modi'in; Staff Sgt. Tashgr Tekah, 21, Golani Brigade, from Jerusalem; Staff Sgt. Naveh Eliezer Lacks from the Matkal special forces unit, from Lod.
Private Ilay Azar, 18, served in Division Command 143, from Shefayim; Srg. Yakir Levi, 21, a soldier of the Golani unit's Division 13, from Moreshet; Staff Sergeant Daniel Moshe Danino, 21, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Haifa; Lieutenant Dekel Suisa, 23, a Battalion commander in Battalion 13, from Bar Giyora; Corporal Shir Biton, 19, a combat medic in the Northern Division, from Ashdod; Sergeant Binyamin Lev, 23, a soldier in Battalion 202, from Jerusalem; Sergeant Ya'ad Ben Yaakov, 20, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Petah Tikva; Corporal Osher Shmaiya, 19, a soldier in Brigade 143, from Be’er Sheva; Corporal Shir Shlomo, 19, an operations sergeant in the Home Front Command’s Southern District, from Netanya; Captain Raz Pertz, 24, a commander in the Golani unit’s Battalion 51, from Afula; Staff Sergeant Max Rabinov, 21, a soldier in Combat Intelligence Collection Corps’ Battalion 414, from Ashdod; Major Ido Yisrael Shani, 29, from Ramat Gan, the Nahal Reconnaissance Unit’s deputy commander, from Ramat Gan;
Sergeant Amihai Yaakov Vaninu, 22, a commander in the Maglan Unit, from Katzrin; Corporal Ofir Tasta, 21, a tank loader in Battalion 77, from Jerusalem; First Sergeant David Ratner, 20, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Ashdod; Staff Sergeant Yonatan Golan, 21, a tank commander in Battalion 77, from Yehud-Monosson; Captain Hadar Kama, 24, an officer in the Sayeret Matkal Commando Unit, from Giv'at Shapira; Corporal Hillel Shmuel Saadon, 21, a soldier in the Nahal Reconnaissance Unit, from Barkai; Staff Sergeant Yogev Aharon, 20, a soldier in Battalion 51, from Pardes Hanna; Sergeant Itay Nachmias, 20, a soldier in the multidimensional unit, from Yeshuv; Corporal Ariel Ohana, 19, a soldier in the Paratrooper Brigade’s Battalion 890, from Revadim; Corporal Erez Ariel, 19, a soldier in Battalion 13, from Amka; Master Sergeant (res.) Tal Maman, 38, a member of his community’s security team, from Mivtahim;
Major Tal Cohen, 30, a soldier in the Sayeret Matkal commando unit, from Ganey Tal; Master Sergeant (res.) Lior Ben Yaakov, 44, a settlement security officer, from Yesha; Corporal Sivan Simcha Asraf, 20, a communication equipment operator, from Ashkelon; Staff Sergeant Amit Peled, 21, a fighter in the Egoz Reconnaissance Unit, from Haifa; Sergeant Tomer Barak, 20, a soldier in the Givati Brigade's Battalion 13, from Petah Tikva; Chief Sergeant Omri Balkin, 25, an instructor in an IDF military academy, from Ramat Hasharon; Chief Sergeant Yosef Malachi Gedaliah, 22, a soldier in the Duvdevan Commando Unit, from Jerusalem; Corporal Ram Meir Batito, 19, a soldier in Battalion 51, from Netanya;
Staff Sergeant Adi Tzur, 20, a soldier in Battalion 51, from Jerusalem; Corporal Amir Levi, 19, a Cardom mortar crew member in Battalion 50, from Petah Tikva; Corporal Uriel Segal, 19, a cook in Battalion 50, from Petah Tikva; Corporal Segev Schwartz, 20, a Cardom mortar crew member in Battalion 50, from Beit She’an; Major Mordechai Shamir, 29, an officer in the Maglan Reconnaissance Unit, from Havat Yair; Sergeant Avitar Ohayun, 22, an ambulance driver in Battalion 51, from Jerusalem; Master Sergeant (res.) Yuval Gabbai, 35, a commander in a combat unit, from Rehovot.
Sgt. First Class Dolev Amoyal, 21, a warrant officer in the Golani Brigade, from Netanya; Lieutenant Ilay Adeni, 21, an officer in the Maglan Commando Brigade, from Tel Mond; Corporal Ido Binanstock, 19, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ramat Gan; Major Ilay Zisser, 27, an officer in the Sayeret Matkal unit, from Givat Ela; Sgt. First Class Dvir Zakay, 20, a soldier from the Golani Brigade, from Tiberias; Corporal Itamar Cohen, 19, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Karmiel; Sgt. First Class Tomer Ya'akov Mizrachi, 21, a warrant officer in the Nahal Brigade, from Hoshaya; Sergeant Sahar Midani, 20, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Kiryat Ekron; Private Noam Abramovich, 19, a soldier in the Israel Defense Corps, from Givat Brenner; Corporal Emil Smoyalov, 22, a base post guard in the office of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, from Haifa; Master Sergeant Bechor Soyed, 32, a warrant officer in the Israel Defense Corps; Corporal Amichai Shimon Rubin, 23, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Acre.
Days after the October 7 attack, the Israel Police announced that Sergeant Major Yakir Blochman was killed in battle in Kibbutz Re'im, raising the number of police casualties so far to 44. Blockman, a detective at the Segev Shalom station, who was killed in battle "and acted with courage and ferocity at the front of the fighting against the enemy," according to the police.
The IDF also announced the names of 20 more soldiers who have been killed since the Hamas attack, bringing the number of killed soldiers to 189. Cpt. Sagi Golan, 30, from Raanana, was a commander in the Lotar counter-terrorism special forces unit. Lt. Shilo Rochberger, 23, was a Golani commander from Eli. Lt. Idan Baloy, 21, from Rishon Lezion was a Golani signals officer. Lt. Shir Eilat, 20, a Unit 414 commander, from Kfar Shmuel. 2nd Lt. Yuval Yafe, 21, an officer in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Tzofit. Golani commander 2nd Lt. Yohai Duchan, 26, from Kiryat Arba. First Sgt. (res.) Reuven Shishportish, 36, a local security officer, from Shlomit. Sgt. First Class Adam Agmon, 21, a commander at the School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders, from Kamon. A soldier from Egoz, Staff Sgt. Aviel Malkamo, 21, from Kiryat Ata. Staff Sgt. David Yerhi, 21, a Golani soldier, from Rishon Lezion. Staff Sgt. Ofek Russo, 21, a Shayetet 13 soldier, from Kadima Zoran. Otniel resident Sgt. Aviad Rivlin, 23, a soldier in the Technological and Logistics Directorate. Sgt. Daniel Shaferber, 20, a Unit 414 soldier, from Yehud. Sgt. Shimon Elroy Ben Shitrit, 20, a Unit 414 soldier, from Beit Shean. Raanana resident Cpl. Shirel Mor, 19, a Unit 414 soldier. Cpl. Ili Ben Mucha, 20, a Golani soldier, from Ashdod. Cpl. Aviv Hajaj, 19, a Unit 414 soldier, from Galit. Pvt. Maya Vialovo Polo, 19, a Unit 414 soldier, from Givatayim. Paratrooper Pvt. Yonatan Elazari, 19, from Alon Shvut.
In a tragic series of events, several innocent lives were lost due to rocket attacks in different locations in the southern region of Israel. Five-year-old Yizan Zechariah Abu Jamaa from the town of Ar'ara in the Negev lost his life near his home when a rocket struck. In another incident, the brothers Malk, 14, and Jawad, 15, Ibrahim Al-Karaan from Kuseife in the Negev were fatally hit by a direct rocket strike while seeking shelter at their residence. Eleven-year-old Ameen Al-Karaan and his cousin Muhammad Diyab Al-Karaan, 12, both also residents of Kuseife, died of a direct rocket hit at their residence.
Additionally, Faiza Abu Sbeih, a 57-year-old resident of Ar'ara, and her granddaughter May Zuheir Abu Sbeih, 13, lost their lives due to a rocket impact on their residence. Dalia Abu Madi'am, 30, suffered an injury to her neck while working in the Gaza enclave, but it remains unclear whether it resulted from rocket fire or shrapnel. Abd al-Karim Nasasra a resident of Kuseife, was tragically shot and killed near Netivot on his way to work as a transportation driver, leaving behind a wife and nine children. Osamah Abu Madigam from Rahat was shot and killed by Hamas terrorists near the border. Hamas also shot and killed Kaled al-Farajin, a resident of Ar'ara in the Negev.
Sergeant Naor Siboni, 20, from Gilat, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Private Yam Amar, 18, from Kiryat Ono, intelligence gatherer controller in the 414th Battalion of the Border Defense Corps, Master Sergeant (Res.) Liran Munas Almosnino, 42, from Kmehin, a sapper in the Paran Brigade, Lieutenant Roy Nahari from Ora, a platoon commander in the 202 Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, Corporal Karin Schwartzmann, 20, from Holon, a power and control systems technician in the Israeli Air, Corporal Shimon Lugasi, 19, from Acre, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Sergeant Valentin Genesia, 22, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the 890 Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, Corporal Nativ Kotzro, 21, from Ma'ale Adumim, a technician in the 947 Battalion of the Israeli Air Defense Command, Sergeant Barak Ben-David, 19, from Dimona, a soldier from the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Private Lidor Makis, 19, from Ofakim, logistics NCO in the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Private Binyamin Gavriel Yonah, 19, from Jerusalem, a driver of the 947 Battalion in the Israeli Air Defense Command, Sergeant Itay Ofek Glisko, 20, from Yokneam Illit, a soldier of the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Sergeant Major (Res.) Ilan Fiorentino, 38, from Nahal Oz, a member of the resident's security team, Corporal Or Avital, 20, from Marom Golan, a soldier in the 77th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade, Staff Sergeant Daniel Kasbechuk, 21, from Sderot, a technician in the Moran Unit of the David's Sling Artillery Regiment.
Staff Sergeant Shoham Bar, 21, from Ahuzat Barak, a logistic soldier in the Golani Brigade headquarters, Private Hadar Miriam Cohen, 18, from Zeitan a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Corporal Matan Malka, 19, from Gesher HaZiv, a soldier in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, Second Lieutenant Sahar Tal, 20, from Tzora, an intelligence officer in the 77th Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade, Corporal Yael Leiboshor, 20, from Ge'a, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Sergeant Dvir Haim Rassler, 21, from Kedumim, a soldier in the 51st Battalion of the Golani Birgade, Corporal Habib Kian, 21, from Hura, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Sergeant Noa Preis, 20, from Mabu'im, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Sergeant Major (Res.) Aviad Gad Cohen, 41, from Shlomit, a reconnaissance soldier in the Etzioni Brigade, Sergeant Yarin Marie Peled, 20, from Be'eri, a Northern Brigade medic, Sergeant Neria Ben-David, 22, from Haifa, squad commander of the 603rd Battalion of the Combat Engineering Corps, Corporal Amir Eyal, 19, from Haifa, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps, Staff Sergeant Yishai Fittousi, 21, from Talmon, a soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, Master Sergeant (Res.) Noam Slutkiy, 31, from Jerusalem, a combat medic in the 221st Battalion, Carmeli Brigade, Corporal Boaz Menashe Yogev, 19, from Talmon, defense systems technician in the Northern Brigade, Sergeant Shahaf Nissani, 20, from Ashkelon, a soldier in 414th Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps.
Captain Guy Admoni, 25, intelligence officer, from Kfar Aza; Lt. David Sade, 22, A Givati Brigade Commander, from Arugot; Sgt. (Res.) Adi Odaya Baruch, 22, an operational Sergeant, from Kiryat Netafim; Sgt. Roee Haim Guri, 21, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ofakim; Sgt. Omri Peretz, 20, a squad commander, from Elyachin; Sgt. First Class Haim Yeshurun Katzman, 32, auxiliary squad member, from Holit; Staff Sgt. Itay Abraham Ron, 20, a soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ness Ziona; Sgt. First Class Ido Kaslasy Omer, 23, Maglan Commando Unit, from Harel; Sgt. Benjamin Blay, 20, a staff driver, from Rehovot; Sgt. Major Gil Avital, 56, from the Israel Defense Corps, from Yesha; Sgt. Ori Carmi, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Rishon Lezion; Cpl. Nachman Dekel, 20, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Holon; Captain Abraham Hananel Hanedy, 37, Israel Defense Corps, from Kfar Aza; Master Sgt. Aviv Baram, 33, Auxiliary squad member, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. First Class Daniel Bazgozov, 22, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Afula; Sgt. First Class Shlomo Rashatnikov, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Haifa; Sgt. First Class Anar Elyakim Shapira, 22, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Jerusalem; Warrant Officer Avraham Flischer, 63, Auxiliary squad member, from Magen; Sgt. First Class Itamar Ben-Yehuda, 21, Golani Brigade Medic, from Rehovot; Col. Leon Bar, 53, West Bank quadrant Officer, from Gedera; Sgt. First Class Dor Lazimi, 21, Soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Kfar Tavor; Cpl. Yotam Halel, 19, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Barkat; Cpl. Shoham Shlomo Nidam, 19, Golani Brigade Technician, from Kiryat Shmona; Sgt. First Class Nadav Biton, 20, soldier in the Kfir Brigade, from Ofakim; Sgt. Gali Roee Shakotay, 21, soldier in the Nahal Brigade, from Tzofar; Major Benjamin Trekinsky, 32, officer in the 7th Brigade, from Tel Aviv; Captain Elhanan Meir Klemanzon, 41, West Bank Command Officer, from Atniel; Sgt. Adir Ishto Bogela, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ariel; Sgt. First Class Nehoray Levy Amitai, 20, Soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Rinatia; Sgt. Maro Elem, 20, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Ashkelon; Major Sa'ar Margolis, 37, Auxiliary Squad Member, from Kisufim; Sgt. First Class Neta Bar-Am, 21, Israel Defense Corps, from Hadera; Sgt. Or Mizrachi, 20, Israel Defense Corps, from Ramat Gan; Capt. Shilo Har-Even, 25, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Almon; Private Ido Baruch, 21, educational instructor, from Be'eri; Major Ido Hobera, 36, Auxiliary Squad Member, from Sufa; Cpl. Matan Avergil, 19, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Hermesh; Sgt. First Class Yishay Slotky, 24, soldier in the Oded Brigade, from Be'er Sheva; Lt. Omer Wolf, 22, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Givat Haim; Captain (Res.) Amir Naim, 27, Golani Engineering Officer, from Erez; Sgt. First Class Daniel Kastiel, 24, Maglan Commando Unit, from Beit Shemesh; Staff Sgt. Ofekr Arbiv, 21, Paratroopers Brigade, from Bat Yam; Staff Sgt. Matanya Elester, 23, soldier in the Carmeli Brigade, from Sde Ilan; Sgt. First Class (Res.) Itay Shlomo Moreno, 24, Maglan Commando Unit, from Aderet; Cpl. Ofir Yeruhin, 19, soldier in the Golani Brigade, from Givat Shmuel.
Maj. (res.) Noy Shush, 36, a local security officer, from Be’eri; Cpt. (res.) Adi Bahrav Rabinovich, 62, a local security officer, from Netiv Ha’asara; Cpt. (res.) Yaakov Nadlin, 36, a combat soldier in the Samaria Brigade from Or Akiva; Warrant Officer (res.) Gil Boyum, 55, a local security officer, from Be’eri; First Sgt. (res.) Yiftah Gurni, 51, a local security officer, from Be’er Milka; First Sgt. Ibrahim Kharuba, 39, a tracker in the Gaza Division, from Maghar; Master Sgt. (res.) Shachar Tzemach, 39, a local security officer from Be’eri; Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Asulin, 38, a local security officer, from Mivtahim; Master Sgt. (res.) Shachaf Bergstein, 33, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. Yam Goldstein Almog, 20, a commander in the Computer Service Directorate, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. Adi Landman, 19, a Unit 414 soldier, from Yokne’am Illit; Cpl. Tomer Leibovitz, 19, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Tel Aviv; Cpl. Rotem Kutz, 18, a commander in the Computer Service Directorate, from Kfar Aza; Cpl. Osher Simcha Barzilai, 19, a soldier in the Gaza Division, from Mazkeret Batya.
Cpl. Kamay Achiel, 18, a Navy fighter, from Rosh Ha'ain; Sgt. 1st class (Res.) Ofek Arazi, 28, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak; Master at Arms Shahar Aviani, 56, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sgt. Eliassaf Ben Porat, 21, from Safed; Master at Arms Omer Nissim Bitan, 22, from Binyamina; Major (Res.) Uri Shimon Russo, 44, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Major (Res.) Avraham Gavriel Korin, 56, a local security officer, from Holit; Master Sargeant Yaron Victor Shahar, 51, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak; Sergeant Ofir Shoshani, 20, a military training instructor, from Kfar Aza; Maj. (res.) Ram Negbi, 57, a local military security coordinator, from Ein HaShlosha; Lt. Amitay Zvi Granot, 24, a commander in the 75th Brigade, from Tel Aviv; Sgt. Daniel Rashed, 19, a Golani soldier, from Shfar'am; Sergeant First Class (res.) Ido Keslasi, 23, a Maglan soldier, From Harel; Sergeant Shalev Dagan, 20, a Golani soldier, from Kiryat Yam; Major (res.) Ofir Erez, 57, a local military security coordinator, from Sufa; Sergeant Major (res.) Ofir Mordechai Yaron, 51, a local security officer, from Magen; Master Sergeant (res.) Nadav Amikam, 39, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sergeant Major (res.) Boaz Abraham, 61, a local security officer, from Nir Yitzhak; Warrant Officer (res.) Amit Vax, 48, a local security officer, from Netiv HaAsara; Corporal Liel Vainshtein, 19, a military cook, from Netanya; Sergeant Major (res.) Tal Eilon, 46, a local security officer, from Kfar Aza; Sergeant Major (res.) Eitan Hadad, 43, a local security officer, from Be’eri.
Early on October 12, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the names of three additional soldiers and civilians who were killed fighting against Hamas terrorists.
Master Sergeant (Res.) Arie Kraunik, 54, a local security officer, from Kibbutz Be'eri; Master Sergeant (Res.) Itay Yehoshua, 36, member of the IDF General Staff's personal protection detail, from Hadid; Master Sergeant Ran Poslushni, 48, a local security officer, from Nahal Oz.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier on Saturday. Staff Sergeant Omer Baloa, 22, a commander in the 3rd Alexandroni reserve brigade, from Herzliya.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier early Monday. Corporal Tamir Barak, 19, a fighter in the Combat Engineering Corps, from Nir Eliyahu.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier on Wednesday. Master Sergeant Ziv Dado, 36, a commander in the Golani Brigade's 51st battalion, from Rehovot.
On October 26, the IDF announced the death of a Nahal Patrol fighter, Sergeant Shoham Moshe Ben Harosh, 20, of Hispin, who was wounded in battle on October 7.
On October 28, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit released the name of an additional fallen soldier. Sergeant Shirel Haim Pour, 20, a soldier in the Operations Directorate, from Rishon LeZion.
Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yinon Fleishman, 31, from Jerusalem, an armored soldier in the 71st Battalion in the reserves, was killed on October 29 when a tank overturned in the north of the country, according to the IDF.
On October 30, the IDF announced three additional fallen IDF troops, Lt. Col. Meidan Israel, 35, head of supply in the Southern Command, from Yarhiv, Meidan was killed on October 25. Maj. Yair Zloof, 32, commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s surgical company, from Tel Mond, Zloof was killed on October 10. Lt. (Res.) Maor Refael Shalom, 47, served in a non-IDF unit, from Arugot, Shalom was killed on October 7.
Two soldiers of the Givati Brigade were killed on October 31 in the fierce battles that took place in the ground operation as it was approaching Gaza City. The soldiers were killed by an RPG missile that hit the building where the Givati soldiers were staying. They were named as Sergeant Roei Wolf, 20, from Ramat Gan, and Sergeant Lavi Lipshitz, 20, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut. Two other soldiers were seriously injured in the incident.
As the ground offensive rages on, 12 more IDF soldiers fell in battle. They are: Staff Sergeant Roie Dawi, 20, from Jerusalem; Corporal Lior Siminovich, 19, from Herzliya; Corporal Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel Aviv; Staff Sergeant Adi Leon, 20, from Nili; Staff Sergeant Erez Mishlovsky, 20, from Oranit; Staff Sergeant Halel Solomon, 20, from Dimona; Sergeant Adi Danan, 20, from Yavne; Corporal Asif Luger, 21, from Yagur; Lieutenant Ariel Reich, 24, from Jerusalem; Sergeant Pdaya Mark, 22, from Otniel; Sergeant Roy Saragusti, rom the Nahal Haroeh farm; Staff Sergeant Itay Yehuda, 20, of Rishon LeZion, and Staff Sergeant Shay Arvas, 20, from Holon, who served as a combat medic.
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Staff Sergeant Itay Yehuda, Sergeant First Class (Res.) Shalev Zion Sharabi, Staff Sergeant Shay Arvas
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On November 1, the IDF released the name of another soldier killed in clashes in the northern Gaza Strip: Sergeant First Class (Res.) Shalev Zion Sharabi, 22, from Teneh Omarim, from the 749 Battalion.
Lt. Yuval Zilber, 25, from Ramat Gan, a member of the 7007th Infantry Regiment of the Jerusalem Brigade, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced early on November 2. The same day, the IDF announced that Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, from Yanoch-Jat, commander of the 53rd Battalion Uzbat al-Barak and a hero of the fighting in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, November 2, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Yair Nifousy, 22, a paratrooper from Adi, succumbed to injuries sustained while fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Friday, November 3, the IDF named six more soldiers who had been killed in battles against Hamas terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.
Captain Beni Wais, 22, from Haifa, a platoon commander in the 460th Brigade; Master Sergeant (Res.) Uriah Mash, 41, from Talmon, a 401st Brigade soldier; Master Sergeant (Res.) Yehonatan Yosef Brand, 28, from Jerusalem, a 401st Brigade soldier; Sergeant Major (Res.) Gil Pishitz, 39, from Harish, a tank driver in the 401st Brigade; Staff Sergeant Itay Saadon, 22, from Har Haluts, a tank commander in the 401st Brigade; Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, 25, from Karnei Shomron, a Combat Engineering Corps soldier.
In addition, the army has named Staff Sergeant Yam Glass, 20, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, a border lookout killed during Hamas's October 7 surprise attack.
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Top left clockwise: Sergeant Major (Res.) Gil Pishitz Master Sergeant (Res.) Uriah Mash, Captain Beni Wais and Master Sergeant (Res.) Yehonatan Yosef Brand
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Staff Sergeant Itay Saadon and Staff Sergeant Yam Glass
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On Saturday, November 4, the army named four more soldiers who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Master Sergeant Lior Arazi, 25, from Kibbutz Givat Haim (Ihud), a Shaldag combat paramedic; Staff Sergeant Yonadav Raz Levenstein, 23, from Ma'ale Adumim, a Givati soldier; Staff Sergeant Gilad Nehemya Nitzan, 21, from Shilo, a Givati soldier; Major Yehuda Natan Cohen, 25, from Shadmot Mehola, a Givati platoon commander.
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Major Yehuda Natan Cohen and Master Sergeant Lior Arazi
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On Sunday, November 5, the IDF reported that Sergeant Yehonatan Maimon, 20, from Ofakim, a Nahal soldier, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip. Master Sergeant Rabbi Naaran Eshchar, 33, from Shadmot Mehola, a tank commander, succumbed to his injuries after he had been involved in a tank accident the week before.
On Monday, November 6, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Maimon, 22, from Karmiel, a 401st Brigade soldier, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
Two more brave IDF troops fell in battle on November 7. They are: Sergeant First Class Jonathan Chazor, 22, from Katzir, a Shaldag soldier; Sergeant First Class (res.) Yaacov Ozeri, 28 years old, from Kfar Shamai, a 401st Brigade soldier.
On November 9, the IDF released the names of three valiant IDF soldiers, who died in battle inside the Gaza Strip a day earlier. Sergeant First Class (res.) Eliahou Benjamin Elmakayes, 29, from Jerusalem, a 551st Brigade soldier; Staff Sergeant Noam Yosef Abou, 20, from Dimona, a Nahal soldier; Master Sergeant (res.) Dov Moshe Kogan, 32, from Nov, a Shaldag soldier; additionally, the army said that it had identified the body of border lookout Sergeant Roni Eshel, 19, from Tzur Yitzhak, who was killed during the Oct.7 attack.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Dov Moshe Kogan and Sergeant Roni Eshel
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On November 10, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Gilad Rozenblit, 21, from Kibbutz Ginegar, a 401st Brigade combat medic, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip; Staff Sergeant Yehonatan Yitzchak Samo, 21, from Karmei Tzur, a paratrooper, succumbed to injuries sustained during combat in the central Gaza Strip days earlier.
On November 11, the IDF announced the death of five soldiers who died during the battles in the Gaza Strip a day earlier.
They are Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, 39, a company commander in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Ein Tzurim; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz, 44, a soldier in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Gevaot; Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir, 38, a soldier in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Odem; Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin, 32, a soldier in the 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, from Kiryat Shmona; Master Sgt. (res.) Netanel (Nati) Harush, 34, a soldier in the Givati Brigade’s logistics unit, from Jerusalem.
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Top from left to right: Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidyah Leiter, Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir, Master Sgt. (res.) Netanel (Nati) Harush, Master Sgt. (res.) Sergey Shmerkin, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, Nati Levi)
On November 12, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Itay Shoham, 21, from Rosh Haayin, an Egoz soldier and Major Isachar Natan, 28, from Kiryat Malachi, a Maglan soldier, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
On November 14, the IDF confirmed that Staff Sergeant Roei Marom, 21, from Raanana, a Kfir Brigade soldier, and Master Sergeant (res.) Raz Abulafia, 27, from Rishafon, a 12th Brigade soldier, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Raz Abulafia and Staff Sergeant Roei Marom
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On November 15, the IDF confirmed that Captain (res.) Omri Yosef David, 27, from Karmiel, an officer in the 12th Negev Brigade, and Captain Yedidya Asher Lev, 26, from Tal Menashe, an officer in the Gavati Brigade, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Captain Yedidya Asher Lev and Captain (res.) Omri Yosef David
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On November 16, the IDF confirmed that Cpt. Asaf Master, 22, from Kibbutz Bahan in central Israel, a platoon commander in the 401st Brigade’s 601 Battalion (part of the Combat Engineering Corps), Cpt. Kfir Itzhak Franco, 22, from Jerusalem, a platoon commander in the 401st Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, and Capt. Shlomo Ben Nun, 22, from Modiin, a company deputy commander in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade, were killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip. The military also added that Corporal Avraham Fetena, 20, from Haifa, a soldier in the Military Police Corps, was killed in a terror attack in Jerusalem.
The IDF announced on November 19 the deaths of five soldiers that occurred the previous day. Sergeant Binyamin Meir Airly, 21, a paratrooper and Captain (res.) Roey Biber, 28, from Beit Shemesh, a squad commander in the Combat Engineering Corps’ Yahalom special forces unit, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. In addition, Master Sgt. (res.) Yakir Biton, 34, of the 261st Reserve Brigade’s 8717th Battalion, from Jerusalem and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rani Tahan, 40, an operations sergeant of the 261st Reserve Brigade’s 8717th Battalion from Sde Nehemia, were killed by an anti-tank missile that hit near Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Chen Yahalom, 35, an officer in the Artillery Corps’ 8159th Battalion, from Kfar Azar, was killed in a car accident on the way to an operational activity.
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Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rani Tahan, Maj. (res.) Chen Yahalom, Master Sgt. (res.) Yakir Biton
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The army later announced that two Givati Brigade soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza. They are Staff Sergeant Gal Mishaelof, 21, from Modi'in and Lieutenant (res.) Adir Portugal, 23, from Mazkeret Batya.
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Lieutenant (res.) Adir Portugal and Staff Sergeant Gal Mishaelof
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The IDF announced on November 20 that Staff Sgt. Dvir Barazani, 20, from Jerusalem, and Sgt. Yinon Tamir, 20, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, both of the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion, fell during an operational activity in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Force. Later the same day, the IDF announced the death of Staff Sgt. Eytan Dishon, 21, from Jerusalem, of the Givati Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.
The IDF announced on November 21 the deaths of two Givati Brigade soldiers in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. They are Captain (res.) Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi, 26, from Yesud HaMa'ala and Staff Sergeant Ilya Senkin, 20, from Nof HaGalil.
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Staff Sergeant Ilya Senkin and Captain (res.) Arnon Moshe Avraham Benvenisti Vaspi
(Photos: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The IDF on November 22 confirmed the death of Captain Liron Snir, 25, a Golani soldier, from Ofra and Staff Sergeant Eitan Dov Rosenzweig, 21, a Givati soldier, from Alon Shvut who were killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Eitan Dov Rosenzweig and Captain Liron Snir
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On November 28, the IDF announced the death of three soldiers who were killed on October 7 and whose bodies were being held by Hamas in Gaza. The soldiers are Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, from Lehavim; Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, from Ramat Gan; and Sgt. Shaked Dahan, 19, from Afula. Their deaths were declared based on evidence found by the IDF.
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Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, from Lehavim; Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, from Ramat Gan; and Sgt. Shaked Dahan, 19, from Afula
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On December 2, the IDF announced the death of Colonel Asaf Hamami, 41, from Kiryat Ono, the commander of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade, who was killed during the October 7 surprise attack and whose body is held in Gaza.
On December 3, the army confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama, 20, a Nahal soldier, from Petah Tikva who succumbed to wounds he sustained fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on November 14.
It also announced the death of Sergeant First Class (res.) Or Brandes, 25, a 7th Armored Brigade soldier, from Shoham, who died in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
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Staff Sergeant Aschalwu Sama and Sergeant First Class (res.) Or Brandes
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On December 4, the IDF announced that three soldiers were killed the previous day in battles in Gaza. Sgt. Major (res.) Neriya Shaer, 36, from Yavne, who served in the Paratroopers Brigade was killed in a battle in the center of the Gaza Strip; Sgt. First Class (res.); Ben Zussman, 22, from Jerusalem, a combat engineering soldier in the reconnaissance unit of the 401st Armored Brigade was killed in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip; Sgt. Binyamin Yehoshua Needham, 19, from Zichron Ya’akov, a combat engineering soldier in the 401st Armored Brigade was killed in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Sgt. Binyamin Yehoshua Needham; Sgt. First Class (res.); Ben Zussman; Sgt. Major (res.) Neriya Shaer
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On December 5, the IDF confirmed the death of two soldiers and an officer killed in action in the Gaza Strip. They are Captain Eitan Fisch, 23, 188th Armored Brigade officer, from Peduel; Sergeant Yakir Yedidya Schenkolewski, 21, 188th Armored Brigade soldier, from Migdal Oz and Staff Sergeant Tuval Yaakov Tsanani, 20, 188th Armored Brigade soldier, from Kiryat Gat. According to the army's statement, four more soldiers were seriously wounded in battle.
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Captain Eitan Fisch, Staff Sergeant Tuval Yaakov Tsanani, Sergeant Yakir Yedidya Schenkolewski
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The army later announced that Captain Yahel Gazit, 24, a 188th Armored Brigade officer, from Rakefet and Sergeant First Class (res.) Gil Daniels, 34, a 261st Infantry Reserve Brigade soldier, from Ashdod were killed in battles in Gaza.
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Captain Yahel Gazit and Sergeant First Class (res.) Gil Daniels
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On the evening of December 5, the IDF announced the deaths of two more soldiers in the Gaza Strip, the sixth and seventh deaths announced on the same day. Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Damari, 31, a squad commander in the 215th Artillery Regiment’s reconnaissance company, from Dimona, and Master Sgt. (res.) Ilay Eliyahu Cohen, 23, of the 551st Brigade’s 7008th Battalion, from Beit Nehemia were killed in battles in the north of the Gaza Strip.
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Master Sgt. (res.) Ilay Eliyahu Cohen and Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Damari
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
The IDF on the morning of December 6 announced the names of two more soldiers, who have been killed during the Swords of Iron war in Gaza. Sergeant First Class (res.) Yehonatan Malka, 23, from Be'er Sheva, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 82nd Battalion, fell in battle in the Gaza Strip. Lt. Col. (res.) Yochai Gur Hershberg, 52, from Havat Philip, commander of the unit to locate missing persons in the 98th Division, was killed in a military car accident in southern Israel.
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Lt. Col. (res.) Yochai Gur Hershberg and Sergeant First Class (res.) Yehonatan Malka
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Later that evening, the army announced that Sergeant Major (res.) Adi Shani, 39, from Tzur Yitzhak, a reconnaissance soldier in Logistics Unit 6036, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, December 7, the IDF released the names of three additional soldiers who fell in battles in the Gaza Strip. Staff Sgt. Amit Bonzel, 22, of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, from Shoham. Staff Sgt. Alemnew Emanuel Feleke, 22, from Kiryat Gat, a soldier in the Commando Brigade’s Duvdevan unit. Sergeant First Class (res.) Maor Gershoni, 24, from Yokne'am Illit, a soldier in the 8173rd battalion.
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Maor Gershoni, Staff Sgt. Amit Bonzel and Staff Sgt. Alemnew Emanuel Feleke
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Later that day, the army confirmed that Sergeant Major (res.) Jonathan David Deitch, 34, from Harish a 55th Paratroopers Brigade reconnaissance soldier and Master Sergeant (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, from Herzliya, a 699th Brigade soldier fell in battles in the southern and northern Gaza Strip, respectively.
On Friday, December 8, the IDF announced the deaths of Sergeant Major (res.) Kobi Dvash, 41, from Tiberias, an engineering soldier and Master Sergeant (res.) Eyal Meir Berkowitz, 28, from Jerusalem, a 699th Brigade soldier, who were killed in action in the southern and northern Gaza Strip, respectively.
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Sergeant Major (res.) Jonathan David Deitch, Master Sergeant (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, Master Sergeant (res.) Eyal Meir Berkowitz and Sergeant Major (res.) Kobi Dvash
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Later that day, the IDF announced that Master Sergeant (res.) Naftali Yonah Gordon, 32, from Jerusalem and Sergeant First Class (res.) Omri Rot, 25, from Katzrin, both 188th Armored Brigade soldiers, were killed in battle in Gaza City's Shijaiyah neighborhood.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Naftali Yonah Gordon and Sergeant First Class (res.) Omri Rot
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Saturday, December 9, the military confirmed that four soldiers were killed in fighting in Gaza and they are: Master Sergeant (res.) Liav Atiya, 25, a soldier in the 6623rd Battalion, from Be'er Sheva. Master Sergeant (res.) Omri Ben Shachar, 25, a soldier in the 6623rd Battalion, from Givatayim. Sergeant Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, a soldier in the Golani Braide's 12th Battalion, from Eilat. Staff Sergeant Jonatan Dean Haim, 25, a soldier from the Combat Engineering Crops' 603rd Battalion from Ramat Gan.
The IDF added that Sergeant Haim Meir Eden, 20, a soldier from the 13th Battalion from Rehovot - who was injured in Hamas' attack on October 7 - succumbed to his wounds.
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Staff Sergeant Jonatan Dean Haim, Master Sergeant (res.) Liav Atiya, Sergeant Maor Cohen Eisenkot and Master Sergeant (res.) Omri Ben Shachar
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On December 10, the IDF reported that Lieutenant Nethanel Menachem Eitan, 22, from Jerusalem, a search and rescue officer, succumbed to injuries sustained in combat in the northern Gaza Strip on December 8.
First published: 00:25, 10.08.23