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גל- הד - יד לבנים- יאיר כץ ז"ל
Yair Katz
A fierce Armored Corps fighter, a devoted grandson who never missed a meal with his grandmother and a man who quietly changed the course of others’ lives; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yair Katz OBM fell in battle in Shijaiyah, leaving behind a grieving family and a legacy of uncompromising pursuit of truth. ‘He was the grandchild most connected to his grandparents,’ his father says; ‘On the outside, he was rough and macho, but his relationships ran deep’ 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל- הד, ברק חיים בן ואליד
Barak Haim Ben Valid
Sgt. Maj. Barak Haim Ben Valid OBM, a Givati Reconnaissance Unit team commander, was among 21 soldiers killed in a January 2024 building collapse in central Gaza, a loss his family says shattered their world in a single day 
03.15.26
גדעון חי דירוא, יד לבנים, גל הד
Gideon Chay DeRowe
Returned from the Netherlands to defend his home: The story of Master Sgt. (res.) Gideon Chay DeRowe OBM, an idealist at heart who fought eye to eye and in a moment of supreme courage identified danger and saved his soldiers before falling in battle 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל- הד, בצלאל דוד שעשוע ז"ל
Betzalel David Shashuah
Staff Sgt. Bezalel David (Bambino) Shashua OBM, an anchor to family and friends, served as a combat soldier and medic in the Paratroopers Brigade and was killed in Gaza after saving fellow soldiers’ lives, providing life-saving treatment under fire while risking his own 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל- הד, בנימין בלאי ז"ל
Benyamin (Beny) Belay
The gift who became the eternal light of his home: Staff Sgt. Beny Belay OBM promised to take care of his parents, and in his final moments, said the simplest and most powerful words of all: 'I love you.'
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל- הד, אמיר פישר ז"ל
Amir Fisher
Left the field to score the most courageous goal of his life: The story of Sgt. First Class Amir Fisher OBM, the gifted soccer player who chose a uniform over a contract and fell defending the homes of Kfar Aza 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל - הד, אור מזרחי ז"ל
Or Mizrahi
Or Mizrahi OBM grew up without a mother and, just before his army enlistment, lost his brother Shahar in a train accident; despite everything, he chose to enlist as a combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade reconnaissance unit and fell on the Black Saturday
03.15.26
גל- הד, יד לבנים, יוסי טהר ז"ל
Yossi Hai Tahar
After losing their son Roi at age 20 in an accident, Eli and Mazal Tahar lost another son, Yossi, who fell in a heroic battle on the cursed Saturday of Oct. 7. The family had already suffered an earlier tragedy when Yossi’s uncle, Lt. Col. Yossi Tahar, was killed in Lebanon in 1982. “God, tell me why? Why did you take these princes from me?” cries the mother, Mazal 
03.15.26
גל-הד, יד לבנים, מידן ישראל ז"ל
Meidan Israel
An officer, a gentleman and a family man who ran toward every goal without looking back: Lt. Col. Meidan Israel OBM lived his life by ‘excellence without compromise,’ from the soccer field in Mazkeret Batya to the logistics of war, he never stopped, until his great heart fell silent on the way home
03.15.26
גל-הד - תומר ליבוביץ' ז"ל - יד לבנים
Tomer Leibovitz
Tomer’s command: Dream, smile, achieve; the story of Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz OBM, who was the pillar of strength for his sisters and excelled in everything he touched, and who even today continues to whisper words of strength and smiles to his family amid their grief
03.15.26
גל- הד - יד לבנים - שי ארווס ז"ל
Shay Arvas
Staff Sgt. Shay Arvas, a fighter in the Givati Brigade, fell in the Namer armored personnel carrier disaster on Oct. 31, 2023, in which 11 young soldiers were killed. He was born and raised in Holon, a child of light, giving and love for people and country
03.15.26
גל- הד - שיראל חיים פור ז"ל - יד לבנים
Shirel Haim Pour
Caring for everyone until her final breath: Shirel Haim Pour OBM sent “Everything is OK” messages from the burning command center so as not to worry her family, even as she led a heroic fight in the heart of Nahal Oz 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל- הד, איתן קרלסברון ז"ל
Eitan Karlsbrun
‘Do you think I'm not afraid? Everyone is afraid. Just look ahead and keep paddling.’ Those were the words Staff Sgt. Eitan Karlsbrun, OBM, told his sister. A mountain climber, surfer and outstanding soldier, he was killed at age 20 in combat in Rafah, just days after being appointed a team commander. 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, איתי יהודה ז"ל, גל- הד
Itay Yehuda
The gifted painter became a Givati fighter: Sgt. Itay Yehuda OBM dreamed as a child of a world without wars and fell shortly after making his friends laugh inside the Namer armored vehicle that was hit by an anti-tank missile. “On October 7 he fought bravely in Kfar Aza, went house to house and cleared them of terrorists to save families,” his brother Omer says 
03.15.26
יד לבנים, גל- הד, אורי כרמי ז"ל
Ori Karmi
He promised he would return on Wednesday, and returned a hero: the story of Ori Karmi OBM, the infantry fighter who was the beating heart of Battalion 13 and the light of his family, until he fell defending the homeland on Simchat Torah 
03.15.26
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