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אליאסף שושן ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

The life and death of Sgt. First Class Elisaf Shoshan: a story of the mission he felt from the start, the smile that stayed with him until the final battle, and the privilege of all who knew him. His mother, Valerie, said: “His name is etched forever into the history of our people, but the melody of his life will continue to echo in the hearts of everyone who knew him.”

07.13.26

יקיר ידידיה שנקולבסקי ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

Yakier Yedidya Schenkolewski

Sgt. Yakier Yedidya Schenkolewski, an armored corps soldier, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2023. He was 21. He is survived by a loving family, friends from his yeshiva and his tank unit, and a living legacy of honesty, volunteering and giving

07.13.26

ים גלס, גל-הד, יד לבנים

From an energetic childhood as the only girl on the playground, through exceptional academic achievement in the Netherlands, to her determined decision to serve as a lookout commander on the front line near Gaza, Staff Sgt. Yam Glass lived with purpose and intensity. She fell in the battle for the Nahal Oz outpost on Black Saturday; she was only 20, her family remembers a gifted young woman who combined extraordinary stubbornness with endless sensitivity, and speaks of the longing that still fills every corner of the home

07.06.26

אביתר בן יהודה ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

Eviatar Ben Yehuda

“I am not dependent on what people think of me, but on what I do”: Sgt. First Class Eviatar Ben Yehuda lived by his truth until his final moment. The youth coordinator and fighter from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, who taught hundreds of people how to “overcome themselves,” was killed in combat, leaving an immense void and a legacy of action that knew no bounds.

07.06.26

מירי ליפובצקי

She lost the man she loved in the war, now she is opening her heart again

Bachelorette of the week Miri Lipovezky never imagined she could fall in love again after losing her partner in Gaza; now, she says, the heart can expand to hold grief and new love together

Sivan Kanety Avitan | 07.01.26

לירן אלמוסנינו ז"ל, גל-הד, יד לבנים

Liran Mones Almosnino

Turning a dream into reality: farewell to Sgt. Maj. Liran Mones Almosnino, a man who forged a path of determination and love for people that inspired generations of young Israelis, and was killed on Oct. 7

06.29.26

סטניסלב קוסטרב ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

Stanislav Kostarev

Staff Sgt. Stanislav Kostarev was the child everyone had been waiting for, the soldier who served as an anchor to his friends, and the commander who brought calm in the heart of battle; he was killed following an explosion in an armored combat engineering vehicle in Rafah along with seven other comrades, leaving behind unfinished drawings, a loving family, and an unwritten legacy of simplicity and kindness

06.29.26

ד"ר תומר פורטנוי, רדיולוג מבית החולים שניידר, שירת במחנה שורה במילואים

'The smell still follows me': Shura workers recount the trauma of identifying October 7 victims

Content warning: Schneider radiologist Dr. Tomer Portnoy opened victims’ body bags at Shura for 10 days; Kaplan imaging technician Yigal Foigel served there too; two years and seven months after October 7, both describe trauma that still haunts them

Ariela Ayalon | 06.27.26

גיא שבתאי ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

Master Sgt. (res.) Guy Shabtay, who fell in combat in Lebanon, was a gifted soccer player who conquered fields in the United States, but chose to change course in life, becoming an outstanding teacher and a devoted father to his three daughters. When the war began, he chose to report for reserve duty and fight for his country. ‘We will be strong, and we will always carry his name with us,’ says his widow, Reut

06.10.26

אופק ברהנה ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

He was Givati’s “Panther” and the light of his family, a natural leader who distributed food to soldiers during his leave and escorted an ill classmate home every day; the story of Staff Sgt. Ofek Barhana, who fell during operational activity and left behind a silent home longing for his radiant smile and the songs of Friday evenings

06.10.26

ראובן שישפורטיש ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

Reouven Chicheportiche

From MDA to the Carmeli Reconnaissance Unit: The story of the boy who immigrated from France to defend the country, built his home in the sands of the Gaza border area and fell a hero as he used his body to stop the massacre in his community

06.09.26

ניר חדד ז"ל, גל-הד, יד לבנים

The armored corps fighter who volunteered for reserve duty out of a sense of mission, the family man who always sought what was ‘good, clean and pure’ and left a legacy of kindness, justice and love for others; Farewell to Sgt. 1st Class Nir Hadad, who fell at 28

06.08.26

נועם עילאי בן מוחה ז"ל,גל הד, יד לבנים

Noam Ilay Ben Mucha

From the little boy who craved warmth and affection to the hero who used his body to stop terrorists at the gate: The story of Noam Ilay Ben Mucha, who fought against all odds, refused to abandon his post and saved many lives at the Kissufim outpost

06.08.26

נוה אלעזר לקס ז"ל, גל הד' יד לבנים

Nave Elazar Lax

Between the notes of the piano and the echoes of battle in Be’eri: Lt. Nave Elazar Lax was a fighter with a heart, always seeking meaning within mischief and connection among people, until he fell after setting out to defend the residents of Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7

06.08.26

אלישיב איתן וידר ז"ל, גל הד, יד לבנים

Elyashiv Eitan Wieder

Between the sounds of the flute that calmed his fellow soldiers and the notebooks he filled by flashlight in the middle of the night, this is the story of Staff Sgt. Elyashiv Eitan Wieder, the boy who sought out the sunrise, the soldier who shunned ceremony and the friend who listened without judgment; the quiet hero of the Golani Reconnaissance Unit who left behind a legacy of truth, gentleness and love for others

06.07.26

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