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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
Guy Shabtay
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
Ofek Barhana
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
Nir Hadad
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
רחל באייר בברלין
'My grandparents would never believe I stood in Germany in an IDF uniform'
Noam, a Nahal reconnaissance soldier wounded in an incident that killed 5 troops, prayed for IDF soldiers at a Budapest synagogue; Rachel Bayer, whose brother fell in the war, joined the Jewish Agency delegation in Europe
Gal Ganot | 05.10.26
Goalei HaAretz
Heroism Trailers honor fallen soldiers by supporting Israeli farms
In moving ceremony attended by ministers, MKs, bereaved families, dozens of trailers filled with construction and agricultural equipment were distributed by 'Goalei HaAretz' association to farms throughout the Negev, Galilee, West Bank
ynet Global | 04.29.26
שרון איזנקוט ובנה מאור כהן איזנקוט ז"ל
Sharon Eisenkot, mother of fallen soldier, urges IDF to ease posthumous sperm policy
Sergeant Maor Cohen Eisenkot fell in Gaza, but he dreamed of becoming a father; his mother urged the IDF to ease rules on posthumous sperm use for bereaved families, calling it her son’s 'unwritten will'
Eti Abramov | 04.27.26
ד"ר גילעד חן, מנהל מלר"ד ילדים בבית החולים העמק בעפולה
Pediatric ER doctor recalls horrors of Kfar Aza after Oct. 7: 'A mother shielding her son, both shot'
Dr. Gilad Chen, head of pediatric emergency medicine at Emek Medical Center, has served 433 reserve duty days since Oct. 7; in Kfar Aza’s first days after the attack, he helped evacuate dozens of bodies, scenes he says he will never forget
Ariela Ayalon | 04.21.26
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