fallen IDF soldiers

Moving:

Injured soldier says 'Hagomel' blessing in home of fallen comrade

Nahal Brigade soldier Ro'i Hizmi, severely injured in Rafah, comforts fallen comrade's bereaved parents and recites Hagomel blessing in their home. Watch.

Cleared for publication:

Captain Roy Miller fell in battle in northern Gaza

Two soldiers from the Givati Brigade were seriously injured in the same incident and evacuated for medical treatment at a hospital.

IDF:

Two soldiers killed in action in central Gaza

The IDF has cleared for publication the names of two additional soldiers killed in action in the central Gaza Strip region.

Sergeant Ori Itzchak Hadad laid to rest

Rabbi Zion Hadad eulogizes his son Sergeant Ori Itzchak, a student of the Hesder Yeshiva in Itamar, recalls their conversation the day before he fell: You sounded so great, you said 'everything is fine dad, thank God'. You were a special child, sweeter than honey.

Bereaved mother to Arutz Sheva:

'Everyone must come together to protect this country'

Marcy Tatelbaum spoke to Arutz Sheva about her son SFC (res.) Yakir, his decision to return to the battlefield, and the dreaded moments she learned he was killed in battle and shares her message: 'Everybody has to do their part.'

Brother of fallen soldier:

'My brother won't be back, we'll take comfort in enemy's defeat'

Meir, brother of fallen soldier Sergeant First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, tells Arutz Sheva - Israel National News about the moment the family received the bitter news, and the difficulty coping with it.

Moving:

Mourners sing 'Ani Ma'amin' at end of fallen soldier's funeral

Sergeant First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum was killed in action in Gaza over Shabbat. At the conclusion of his funeral, the crowd burst out singing, 'Ani Ma'amin.' Watch.

'Sweeter-than-sweet'

Sergeant First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum laid to rest

Yakir was killed in action over Shabbat during an engagement in northern Gaza.

Bereaved mother:

'Attack the enemy with courage and valor, do not fear at all'

The bereaved mother called on the right and left in Israel: 'Unite for the people, for victory, put your pride and ego aside, this is not the time to quarrel.'

Northern Gaza Strip

Yair Avitan and Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum fell in battle

Staff Sergeant Yair Avitan was a soldier from the 890th Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade and Sergeant First Class (Res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum was a soldier from the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade.

Cleared for publication:

Sergeant Eyal Shynes fell in southern Gaza

Sergeant Eyal Shynes, 19, from Kibbutz Afik fell in battle in southern Gaza. His family was notified.

Bereaved mother to politicians:

End the pettiness, embrace one another

What Benjamin Netanyahu and I heard in the mourners’ tent after my son’s aide, Saadia Dery, was killed in Gaza.

Captain Alon Sacgiu fell in battle in Jenin

Captain Alon Sacgiu, 22 years old from Hadera, served in the Kfir Brigade and fell during a military operation in Jenin.

Minister Gallant:

Reevaluate bereaved family's request to write Hy"d on gravestone

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant instructed the Public Council for the Commemoration of Soldiers to reexamine the request of the Yudkin family to write 'May G-d avenge his blood' on their son's grave.

Mother of fallen soldier:

‘If we have to exhume his body, this is the end of the state’

Mother of fallen soldier spoke in pain about the possibility of reburying her son: ‘Does this sound logical? For this they will have to burn tires in the streets.'

Netanyahu visits family of fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov Dery

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a condolence visit to the family of the fallen soldier SFC (Res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery in the Binyamin Region town of Eli.

Kedumim builds wellspring park in memory of fallen soldier

Kedumim youth decided to commemorate Shilo-Yosef Amir, who fell defending the town, with a new bathing park that included shaded relaxation areas and artificial springs for children and adults.

MDA mourns volunteer:

'In every event, Omer was always the first to arrive'

Sergeant First Class (Res.) Omer Smadga began his journey in MDA as a youth volunteer in Netanya in 2015 and over the years saved many lives during his shifts in ambulances.

Speaker of the Knesset:

‘Permit family's requested inscription on fallen soldier’s grave’

Knesset Speaker appealed to Minister Gallant and Chief of Staff Halevi to reconsider their decision to prohibit the abbreviation 'Hy”d' to be inscribed on the tombstone of Israel Yudkin who fell in Gaza.

Hesder Yeshivas in mourning after losing 8 students in a week

Malkia Gross, a student at the Or Etzion Yeshiva, was the eighth Hesder student to fall in battle in the past week: 'We cry for the loss of Malkia, who lived a short life but full of meaning and significance.'

Bereaved father:

Continue with all your might'

Oren Smadga, father of the late Master Sergeant (res.) Omer Smadga, sent a strengthening message to the soldiers in Gaza: 'We love you and support your justified fight.'

Reserve soldier Malkia Gross fell in battle in Gaza

Sergeant First Class (Res.), Malkia Gross, 25, fell in battle in southern Gaza.

Bereaved Father at funeral:

'My message to the soldiers - don't stop'

Oren Smadga, father of fallen soldier Omer Smadga, eulogized his son at the military section of the Netanya cemetery. Laly Dery's son is being laid to rest in the military section at the cemetery in Holon.

Chilling video:

Fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov Dery sings with Rabbi Eliyahu

Video shows SFC Saadia Yaakov Dery, who was killed in battle on Thursday, singing with Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Rabbi Eitan Shnerb, who lost his daughter Rina in a terror attack in 2019.

Yeshiva head eulogizes:

'Saadia was among our best - we are inconsolable'

Members of fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov Dery's Yeshiva remember him as a man of family, community, and intense devotion to Torah study.

'A Hero in Soul and Body'

Mother eulogizes fallen son

Laly, the mother of the late Staff Sergeant (Res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery: "I will not allow the enormous sacrifice we made to be in vain".

Cleared for publication:

Two soldiers fell in combat in central Gaza

Sergeant First Class (Res.) Omer Smadga and Sergeant First Class (Res.) Saadia Yaakov Dery fell in central Gaza. Three reservists were severely wounded.

Footage:

Nukhba sniper who participated in October 7 massacre killed

IDF, ISA, eliminate a leading Hamas sniper and Nukhba Forces commander who participated in the October 7th Massacre and killed Cpt. Yisrael Yudkin last month.

“Emotional strength”:

Bereaved father met soldiers who killed his son in friendly fire

Bereaved father, Avidan Beit Yaakov, met with combat soldiers involved in friendly fire that killed his son in Gaza. ‘We are taking responsibility, garnering courage.’

Grandfather of fallen soldier:

'My grandson was raised on the Torah and its commandments'

Saadia Sharabi, the grandfather of fallen soldier Shalom Menachem who was killed in the APC explosion in Gaza, spoke about the deep conversations he had with his grandson about the military.

Brother of fallen haredi soldier:

‘The army does not respect haredim’

The brother of fallen IDF soldier, Captain Israel Yudkin, says that the Ministry of Defense refuses the family's request to write the words ‘God shall revenge his blood’ on his tombstone.

Bereavement in Beit El:

Two families on the same street lost sons on the same day

Only 30 meters separate the homes of the parents of Elon Waiss and Shalom Menachem, who were both killed this week in Gaza. Local council head: ‘Our hearts are overflowing with sadness.’

Staff Sergeant Tzur Abraham fell in battle in southern Gaza

During the incident in which Staff Sergeant Tzur Abraham fell, a combat officer who serves as a field investigator in Unit 504 was severely wounded.

Sgt. Yair Roitman laid to rest

'Yair is dead – please do not let it be in vain'

Sergeant Yair Roitman, a combat soldier in training in the Givat patrol, died of his wounds on Saturday, after being seriously injured early last week in a battle in southern Gaza.

Senior Staff Sergeant Major (Res.) Elon Waiss is laid to rest

Waiss, 49, from Psagot, a combat soldier in the 129th Battalion of the 8th Brigade, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

Fallen soldier's family:

'We'll continue with our head held high'

Yedidya Waiss, before his father Eilon’s funeral: ‘With God's help we will win this war and the entire nation of Israel will know no more sorrow. We will learn to see the good.’

Protecting the Homeland:

Stories of the victims of the APC explosion in Gaza

Family and friends eulogize the eight soldiers killed in the explosion of an APC in Gaza.

Triple Loss:

Three fallen soldiers from the same Yeshiva

Yakir Levy, Shalom Menachem, and Elyahu Zimbalist were among the soldiers killed in the APC explosion in Rafah - and all classmates at the Shalavim Yeshiva.

'One Of Our Best'

Oz Gruber from Tal Menashe was killed in Rafah

Staff Sergeant Oz Gruber, 20 years old, from Tal Menashe in Samaria, was killed in the explosion of an APC in Rafah.

APC tragedy in Rafah:

Names of five soldiers who fell cleared for publication

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit clears for publication of the names of five soldiers who were killed in the explosion of an APC in Rafah. In addition, two reservists were killed in northern Gaza.

Sergeant Shalom Menachem among those killed in APC disaster

Combat engineer Shalom Menachem of Beit El, age 21, was killed Saturday in an APC disaster that left a total of eight soldiers dead.

Sergeant Itai Amar fell in battle in Gaza

Sergeant Itai Amar, 19 years old from Kokhav Ya'ir-Tzur Yigal, fell in battle in southern Gaza.

Yakir Levi from Kibbutz Hafetz Haim fell in the Rafah tragedy

IDF soldier Yakir Levi, 21, named as second victim of the Rafah tragedy, in which eight soldiers were killed.

Givati Brigade soldier injured in Rafah dies of his wounds

Yair Roitman was critically injured in Rafah earlier this week. After an extended battle for his life, the hospital was forced to declare Yair's death.

PM Netanyahu:

'There is no alternative to victory - we must keep at our goals'

'We are fighting to ensure our existence and our future; we are fighting to bring back our hostages,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Captain Wassem Mahmoud was killed a day before his release

Captain Wassem Mahmoud commanded the vehicle which was destroyed in an explosion in Rafah, and fell together with his soldiers.

Tragedy in Rafah

Eight soldiers killed in APC explosion

Eight IDF soldiers killed after explosion, believed caused by improvised device, sets their APC on fire.

New observatory dedicated in memory of fallen soldier

In the Jordan Valley, students from the Kedma Mechora youth village dedicate 'Mitzpe Yoni' in honor of fallen IDF soldier Yehonatan Yosef Brand.

Honoring fallen soldier:

Torah dedication in Be'eri: 'Shilo dances with us today'

Members of the Bnei Akiva branch in Sderot raised 200,000 shekels and dedicated a Torah scroll in memory of the branch's graduate who fell in battle in Be'eri on October 7.

Reservist who committed suicide recognized as an IDF casualty

Eliran Mizrahi, a father of four and D-9 bulldozer operator in the IDF reserves who served for 78 days in the Gaza Strip, committed suicide last week after suffering from post-trauma.

'What he would have wanted'

Family of fallen soldier donates his organs

Family of Sergeant Almog Shalom, who fell with three other soldiers in operational activity in Rafah, donated his organs to save lives.

Moshe Feiglin eulogizes fallen grandson

'He trained to fight at the very front of the war, and that is exactly where he ended up.'

Four IDF soldiers killed in battle in southern Gaza

Tal Pshebilski Shaulov, Eitan Karlsbrun, Almog Shalom, and Yair Levin fell in battle in Rafah.

The grandson of Moshe Feiglin

IDF soldier Yair Levin from Givat Harel killed in battle in Gaza

Yair Levin, a soldier from Givat Harel who served in the Givati Brigade, killed during operational activity in Gaza.

4 months after falling in battle

Daughter born to Cpt. Gavriel Shani

Shani, of blessed memory, was a squad commander in the 6646 patrol battalion of the Shualei Marom Formation (646). He fell in battle on January 30th in the southern Gaza Strip at the age of 28.

Father of fallen soldier:

‘Wherever they needed him, he was there’

Binyamin, father of reservist First sergeant (res.) Refael Kauders z"l, killed in the UAV attack in Hurfeish, speaks to Arutz Sheva about his son's special personality: ‘Children from Tzur Hadassah were crying as if they were his own children.’

Yamam commander fell in hostage rescue operation

Yamam Squad Commander Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora led the force that rescued four hostages from Gaza. He was injured in the battle and later died of his wounds.

The haunting picture from Rafael Kauders' funeral

Yehudit, Rafael Kauders' widow, and his children Hedva, Miriam, and Hillel, stood over the fresh grave and saluted their father on his final journey - each wearing a beret.

Heartbreaking video:

Fallen reservist SSG Refael Kauders celebrates son's birthday

IDF reservist Refael Kauders, 39, who was killed in Wednesday's UAV attack on a soccer field in the town of Hurfeish, left behind a wife and four children.

Father of 2:

Warrant officer Zeed Mazarib of Zarzir fell in battle in Gaza

Warrant officer Zeed Mazarib, a 34-year-old tracker and a married father of two, fell in battle in southern Gaza.