fallen IDF soldiers

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.

Staff Sergeant (res.) Refael Kauders killed in drone attack

IDF reservist Refael Kauders, 39, fought in the Alon Brigade and fell in battle in northern Israel.

Shai Pizam - a 23-year-old hero

The legacy of a fallen soldier at Yeshivat Har Etzion L'Tzeirim.

Bereaved parents:

'Our son decided - this time would be different'

David and Dina Guedalia, parents of fallen soldier Yosef Malachi Guedalia, describe their son's heroism on October 7th.

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Two soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

Adar Gavriel, 24, from Caesarea, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Yehonatan Elias, 20, from Jerusalem, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. One soldier was seriously injured.

Just weeks apart:

Grandparents who lost two grandchildren in battles in Gaza

Yedidya Azougi, who was killed in action yesterday in Gaza, is the second grandchild of Ninet and Moshe Levy who died in the war. Two and a half weeks ago, they lost their grandson Sgt. Daniel Levy.

Circumcision ceremony held for fallen soldier's newborn son

Family of fallen reservist Rabbi Na'aman Eshchar holds circumcision ceremony for his newborn son.

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Two soldiers murdered in attack near Shechem

IDF also confirms that Staff sergeant Yedidya Azugi fell in battle in Gaza. Three soldiers seriously injured.

'A huge blow to the town'

Staff Sergeant Yedidya Azugi fell in Gaza

Sergeant Yedidia Azugi, 22, from the town of Revava in Samaria, was killed in battle in Gaza. He is survived by his parents, Dalia and Eliyahu, and five brothers and sisters.

Moving video:

Haredi soldiers sing by the grave of their fallen friend

Dozens of soldiers from the haredi Netzah Yehuda Battalion parted from their friend Staff Sergeant Betzalel Zvi Kovach, who succumbed to wounds sustained in battle in the Gaza Strip.

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Staff Sgt. Sahar Sudaei fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip

Sudaei, aged 20 from Tel Aviv, served in the Rotem Battalion of the Givati Brigade.

Staff Sergeant Betzalel Zvi Kovach succumbs to wounds

Kovach, a soldier in the Netzah Yehuda Battalion who was critically wounded in battle in Beit Hanoun last week, succumbed to his wounds on Sunday at Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.

Wife of fallen IDF soldier Na'aran Eshchar gives birth to son

Tsuf Eshchar, wife of fallen IDF reservist Rabbi Na'aran Eshchar, gives birth to the couple's third child.

Fallen soldier Eliyahu Amsalem 'always had a smile on his lips'

Eliyahau Haim Emsallem, fought in the Netzach Yehuda battalion and fell in battle in Gaza. 'He was a boy who loved to learn Torah, who dreamed of being a combat soldier.'

Cpt. Yisrael Yudkin OBM "had a great love for Israel"

Journalist Hanoch Daum mourns fallen IDF soldier Yisrael Yudkin of Kfar Chabad: 'I am looking at your face and crying, thank you for protecting us.'

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Three soldiers killed in battle

Master Sergeant Gideon Chay DeRowe, 33 from Tel Aviv, Cpt. Yisrael Yudkin, 22 from Kfar Habad, and Staff Sergeant Eliyahau Haim Emsallem, 21 from Raanana, fell while defending their country in the Gaza Strip.

Bereaved father in letter to son:

‘Your death was not in vain, my son.'

Bereaved father, Hagay Lober, in a letter to his son: ‘When you rushed forward to fight Hamas terrorists, you were sure it was for our sake. When you died with 'Shema Israel' on your lips, you meant it 'for the people of Israel'

Sergeant First Class Omer Kabilio killed while reporting for duty

The funeral of Sergeant First Class Omer Kabilio will take place on Monday in Petah Tikva.

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Major Gal Shabbat succumbed to his wounds

Major Gal Shabbat, 24, was severely wounded on May 15th in a confrontation with terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.

Lookout commemorating soldier torched

On Saturday afternoon, Arabs set fire near the town of Elon Moreh. In the fire, a recently established lookout in memory of the soldier Amichay Yaacov Vanino, who fell on October 7th, was burned.

Fallen soldier's last words:

'They are inside the outpost'

In a dramatic recording published this morning, surveillance post operator Corporal Yael Leibovitch is heard screaming for help from the moment she identified the terrorists until their penetration into her outpost.

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Two soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

IDF clears for publication that soldiers Nachman Meir Haim Vaknin and Noam Bittan fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Sgt. Ben Avishay fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip

The IDF cleared for publication that Sgt. Ben Avishay, 20 from Nahariya fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

Thousands attend the funeral:

Paratrooper Sergeant Ilan Cohen, killed in Gaza is laid to rest

Sergeant Ilan Cohen, a lone soldier from Argentina who was killed in Gaza, is laid to rest on Mount Herzl, with thousands arriving to pay their last respects. Watch live.

Public called to join funeral of lone soldier killed in Gaza

Sergeant Ilan Cohen, a lone soldier who immigrated to Israel from Argentina, will be laid to rest on Friday afternoon. 'Ilan ran to protect the country - let's come together to pay him last respects.'

Father of 3

Sergeant Major (Res.) Ran Yavetz fell in battle in Gaza

Yavetz, aged 39, left behind a wife and three children.

Watch:

Hanan Ben Ari sings at funeral of SSGT Gilad Arye Boim

The sister of Boim, who was killed in a friendly fire incident, addressed the soldiers who accidentally caused her brother's death and assured them that the family holds no anger for the incident.

Captain Roy Beit Yaakov laid to rest in Jerusalem

Roy was killed in the tragic friendly fire incident in the northern Gaza Strip along with four other soldiers.

Daniel Chemu saved lives - not just on the battlefield

About three weeks after the war broke out, Daniel Chemu donated bone marrow and saved the life of a 60-year-old woman. Yesterday, he was killed in action in the Gaza Strip.

'Horrifying'

Haredi daily raises a storm

Yated Ne'eman daily reports Gaza tragedy - before it is cleared for publication.

Ilan Cohen immigrated to Israel from Argentina - and fell in Gaza

Sergeant Ilan Cohen immigrated to Israel after completing high school in Argentina, studying in yeshiva prior to enlisting in the Paratroopers Brigade. He was killed in northern Gaza, along with five other soldiers.

Five IDF soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

IDF spokesman announces that five soldiers from Battalion 202 of the Paratroopers Brigade fell in battle in northern Gaza.

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Sergeant Ira Yair Gispan fell in Gaza

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit cleared for publication that Sergeant Ira Yair Gispan fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. His family has been notified.

'Revenge on Hamas'

Bereaved mother's demand for victory on Independence Day

Galit Valdman, whose son, Major Ariel Ben-Moshe, was killed on October 7: ‘Wants revenge. Maybe a minister in the government can't say things like that, but I'm not in uniform.’

Bereaved mother:

If there's ever a day to be thankful for our Land - this is it

Thousands attend OU Israel’s Leil Yom Ha'atzmaut musical prayer session: 'This year, more than ever, we raise our flags even higher.'

Miriam Peretz to Arutz Sheva:

'October 7th brought back the pain and fear'

Twice bereaved mother, Miriam Peretz, tells Arutz Sheva about her feelings and work since the war began and about her hope for the future.

Words of Longing

Bereaved sisters remember fallen brothers

Two sisters, Tamar Elad-Appelbaum and Michal Greenglick, remember the brothers they lost and the powerful meaning of music in their lives.

Moving:

Son plays his fallen father's song - at the cemetery

Son of Sergeant Major Yossi Hershkovitz, beloved high school principal who fell in Gaza, plays his father's song at the Mount Herzl military cemetery, as the crowd joins in. Watch.

Live broadcast from state memorial ceremony in Bnei Brak

The event will include readings of memories and longing, prayer episodes, memorial performances about the fallen, memorial songs and the reading of the names of the fallen.

Rabbi Rimon learns Mishnayot with bereaved children

Ahead of Memorial Day, Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon, chairman of the Sulamot Foundation, talks about a Torah learning project for the elevation of the souls of the fallen or murdered.

Bereaved father:

'This is a day for the whole nation'

Rabbi Yehoshua Shani, whose son Uri was killed in action on October 7th, supports the participation of government representatives in memorial ceremonies.

Bereaved parents:

'Government must finish what it started'

A protest encampment near the Prime Minister's office is calling for the government to reject any and all attempts to reach a ceasefire agreement.

Staff Sergeant Ariel Tsym fell in battle in Gaza

Staff Sergeant Ariel Tsym, 20 years old from Modi'in, fell in battle in Gaza.

Ahead of Memorial Day:

Over 25 thousand have fallen in Israel's wars

711 servicemen and women fell during the Swords of Iron War, 637 of them were IDF soldiers, 39 were members of local security response teams, 68 were police officers, and 6 were ISA agents.

'They won't defeat us'

Son born to Caracal officer who fell in battle on October 7

'We are here, despite everything and with everything; they did not defeat us - and will not defeat us,' Shoshi Sabahat, widow of fallen Caracal officer Maj. Avraham Hovelashvili says after birth of son. The circumcision will take place on Independence Day.

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Staff sergeant Haim Sabach fell in northern Israel

Staff sergeant Haim Sabach fell during operational activity in northern Israel. His family has been notified. 615 soldiers have been killed since the start of the war.

Due to US pressure:

Following attack which killed four: Israel reopens Gaza crossing

IDF announces reopening of Kerem Shalom Crossing to humanitarian aid - days after a Hamas missile barrage left four soldiers dead and ten injured.

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Two soldiers killed by explosive UAV in Metula

Master sergeant (res.) Dan Kamkagi and Master sergeant (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz were killed from an explosive drone which was fired from Lebanon and hit Metula.

Sergeant Michael Ruzal killed in Hamas missile attack on Israel

IDF announces: Sergeant Michael Ruzal was killed in a Sunday missile barrage on southern Israel.

Three soldiers killed in mortar strike on Kerem Shalom

An additional 11 people were wounded as a result of the barrage and were taken for treatment at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.

Bereaved Brother:

I'd love to meet the soldier who fired the shot, I can't be angry

Shaked Aviv, brother of Master Sergeant (res.) Ido Aviv, killed in Gaza, spoke about his brother: ‘He seemed to be a person who was resilient to everything.’

Fallen hero:

Kalkidan's mother learned in Ethiopia that her son was killed

Family of Kalkidan Meharim, an IDF soldier who fell in battle in Gaza today, remember him as a 'dreamer' and 'the best of us.'

Sergeants Ido Aviv, Kalkidan Meharim fall in battle in Gaza

2 soldiers fell in battle in central Gaza today.

56-year-old Marcelo receives heart of fallen soldier

Beilinson Hospital: Transplant performed before the Passover Seder ‘thanks to the noble donation of the Zimel family.’

Father of 12

Salm Alkreshat fell in battle in Gaza

Alkreshat, 42 from the Abu Ruba'ya Bedouin tribe, was a tracker in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division.

Closure 3 years on

Terrorist who murdered Barel Hadaria Shmueli eliminated

The terrorist who shot from point-blank range at IDF soldier First Sergeant Barel Hadaria Shmueli has been eliminated in an airstrike in Gaza.

Hezbollah drone strike:

Maj. (Res.) Dor Zimel succumbed to wounds

Zimel, 27 from Even Yehuda, was severely wounded last week by launches from Lebanon that hit Arab al-Aramshe. Dor was engaged and scheduled to get married in June.

Military headstone placed on grave of accidentally slain hostage

The family of Alon Shamriz, who was killed by IDF fire after escaping Hamas captivity, has been fighting to have him fully granted as a fallen soldier.

Father of fallen hostage:

'My son fought with incredible bravery'

Rabbi Doron Perez, whose son was killed in action on October 7th and his body taken to Gaza, speaks about receiving the final news last month and urges the world not to allow soldiers to be forgotten during prisoner exchange negotiations.

WSJ presents story on the fallen of Yerucham's hesder yeshiva

An entire generation raised with terror attacks but no war is now losing its innocence - and beloved friends, schoolmates, and family members.