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Staff sergeant Abraham Wovagen fell in Gaza
Staff sergeant Abraham Wovagen, 21, from Netanya, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Three other soldiers injured.
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News and updates about fallen IDF soldiers
Bereaved Father:
'We were given a gift, to be able to say goodbye'
Eitan Morell, father of fallen soldier Maoz Morell, to Arutz Sheva: 'It gives me a small measure of comfort, even though I know it doesn't really make a difference, to know that he fell in battle. He was fighting. That does give me some comfort.'
Paratrooper succumbs to wounds sustained in combat
Staff sergeant Maoz Morell, of Talmon in the Binyamin region, has died of wounds sustained while fighting in southern Gaza.
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Staff sergeant Simon Shlomov fell in Gaza
Staff sergeant Simon Shlomov, 20, from Kiryat Bialik, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Mistaken Identity:
Israeli in car like terorrists' killed by IDF
A man in a car similar to that used by terrorists during the Hamas invasion was killed by Israeli special forces. the IDF has refused to recognize him as an IDF casualty.
Son of colonel fallen in Intifada injured in Gaza
Dror Weinberg was killed in action responding to a terrorist attack during the Second Intifada. Now, his son Ori has been seriously wounded in Gaza.
Killed in terror attack:
Sergeant First Class (res.) Ori Yaish
Sergeant First Class (res.) Ori Yaish, from Modi'in, was killed in the terror attack at the Re'em Junction.
Staff sergeant Noam Haba fell in southern Gaza
Staff sergeant Noam Haba, 20, from Jerusalem, fell in battle in southern Gaza. Several soldiers injured, including one seriously.
SSgt. Rotem Sahar-Hadar fell in battle in Gaza
Staff Sergeant Sahar-Hadar, a soldier in the Paratroopers Brigade Reconnaissance Unit, was killed in a confrontation with terrorists near the Nasser Hospital. Several additional soldiers were wounded.
St. Sgt. Omer Sarah Benjo killed in missile barrage
Benjo, 20 from Ge'a, served as a combat intelligence coordinator in the 869th Battalion of the Galil Formation.
Three reservists fell in battle in Gaza
IDF Spokesperson’s Unit clears for publication that Lt. Col. (res.) Netanel Yaacov Elkouby, Capt. (res.) Yair Cohen and Sergeant first class (res.) Ziv Chen were killed in battle in Gaza.
Two soldiers fell in battle in Gaza
Sergeant first class Adi Eldor and Sergeant first class (res.) Alon Kleinman fell in battle in southern Gaza.
Meaningful legacy from a fallen soldier Hy"d
During a funeral, we don’t just accompany the departed, we are also called upon to acquire their positive traits.
'He wasn't supposed to be in the IDF'
Friends and family eulogize soldier who died of infected wounds.
Israeli TV show pays tribute to fallen soldier
Season finale of Channel 12’s “Rising Star” pays tribute to Captain (res.) Shaul Greenglick, who auditioned for the show and then quit in order to fight in Gaza.
Major David Shakuri fell in battle in Gaza
The IDF cleared for publication that Major David Shakuri, 30, of Rehovot, was killed in battle in northern Gaza, raising the number of fallen soldiers in Gaza to 226.
In fallen soldiers' memory:
Tiberias first responders get new equipment
‘In your blood you shall live’: Five defibrillators donated in memory of Tiberias fallen soldiers.
Bereaved father: Let the IDF win
Itzik Fitoussi demanded the government act to continue fighting in Gaza, stresses, 'We support the leaders and demand Hamas be destroyed from its roots.'
Bereaved Brother:
'I don't know how the bullets went through him'
The brother of fallen soldier Shimon Asulin mourns his brother as someone who tried everything to return to combat as fast as possible.
Widow of IDF Legend:
Choosing life after a loved one's death
Maya Ohana Moreno, widow of legendary IDF officer Emanuel Moreno, publishes a new children's book about carrying on after tragedy.
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Shimon Yehoshua Asulin fell in Gaza
Major General (res.) Shimon Yehoshua Asulin, 24, from Beit Shemesh, was killed on Saturday in a battle in the south of the Gaza Strip.
'The Bar Kokhva of modern day Israel'
Major (res.) Yitzhar Hofman laid to rest
Major (res.) Yitzhar Hofman (36), a hero of the battle at Kibbutz Be’eri, killed in combat in northern the Gaza Strip, was laid to rest at the Har Herzl military ceremony.
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Maj. Yitzhar Hofman from Ashchar fell in battle
Hofman, 36, was a company commander in the Shaldag Unit. He fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. He left behind his parents, siblings, his wife, Zohar, and two children.
Three soldiers fell in battle in Gaza
Warrant officer (res.) Yuval Nir from Kfar Etzion, Capt. (res.) Gavriel Shani from Yakir in Samaria, and Major (res.) Netzer Simchi from Masad in the north, fell in Gaza. Five soldiers seriously injured.
Bereaved family welcomes new son
The family of fallen soldier Amitai Zvi Granot welcomed a new son today in a festive ceremony in the Yeshiva directed by Amitai's father.
'There is brotherhood here'
Prime Minister consoles family of Bedouin soldier
Prime Minister Netanyahu visited the family of fallen Bedouin soldier Ahmad Abu Latif and urged the nation to adopt Ahmad's value of unity.
In memory of Eyal
Eyal Mevorach Twito fell in battle in Gaza. A glimpse of one of the priceless pesons the world has lost while bravely fighting Hamas barbarians.
Bedouin fallen soldier's family:
'Not one Arab MK has visited'
The family of a Bedouin soldier killed in the Gaza building collapse noticed one group in particular missing from the many who came to console them.
IDF: Eliran, 36, fell in battle in Gaza
Sergeant major (res.) Eliran Yeger, of Tel Aviv, fell in battle in Gaza.
Bereaved father to Arutz Sheva:
'We must go on fighting so Ariel didn't die in vain'
Wally Wollfstal, father of Captain (res.) Ariel, who fell in the Gaza tragedy, talks about the difficult moments alongside the feelings of hope and demands: do not stop fighting against Hamas.
Urgent Appeal for Support:
IDF Soldiers in Critical Need Life-saving Equipment
In light of the escalating conflict in Israel's northern region and the recent mobilization of tens of thousands of reserve soldiers,
Nicholas thwarted terror attacks - then fell in Gaza
Nicholas Berger is the youngest casualty in the collapse of the buildings in Gaza. His uncle paid tribute to him while wrapped in a Givati flag: 'You are a true hero, you saved lives.'
Fallen soldier's final letter:
'Maybe I fell in battle, don't be sad'
MSG (res.) Rabbi Elkana Vizel wrote a letter to his family in case something happened to him. 'If I am taken prisoner by Hamas I demand that you do not make any deal to free me from any terrorist.'
'A sense of pain and uplifting'
Bereaved father visits site where son was killed
Rabbi Kalmanson recounts the feelings of pain and pride when hearing of the rescue operation led by his two sons and grandson to save over 100 Kibbutz Be’eri residents on the day of the massacre.
Tragedy in Gaza:
21 reservists fell in the southern Gaza Strip
The names of the fallen have been cleared for publication, and the other families have been notified. 556 soldiers have fallen since the start of the war, 221 of them in maneuvers in Gaza.
Fallen Bedouin soldier:
'Hamas makes no distinction between Jew and Arab'
Sergeant First Class (res.) Ahmad Abu Latif, 26, from Rahat, said that the Bedouin community was part of Israel and determined to fight Hamas.
IDF spokesman:
'Buildings rigged to explode collapsed on soldiers'
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari reveals initial details of the explosion that killed 21 IDF soldiers in Gaza.
Netanyahu:
'The most painful day since the war broke out'
Prime Minister Netanyahu says that the disaster in southern Gaza is under investigation to protect soldiers in the future.
Mourning in Kfar Tapuach:
'The heart breaks, Yuval loved life and the IDF'
SFC (res.) Yuval Lopez was among the 21 IDF reservists who were killed in the disaster in Gaza on Monday. He left behind a wife and three daughters ranging in age between seven months and three years,
Fallen soldier held by Hamas:
'Don't risk soldiers for my brother's body'
The brother of fallen IDF soldier Shay Levinson says that he does not want other soldiers to risk their lives trying to recover his brother's body from Gaza.
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Three IDF officers fell in battle in Khan Yunis
Major David Nati Alfasi, Major Ilay Levy, and Captian Eyal Mevorach Twito were killed when an anti-tank missile struck the building where they were standing during an IDF offensive in western Khan Yunis on Monday afternoon.
Girlfriend of fallen soldier:
'I wanted to marry you, not bury you'
Girlfriend of fallen soldier, Uriel Silberman, who fell in Gaza: 'I can’t promise you that I will be strong like you told me to be. If I had known that our last hug was going to be the last, I would not have let go.'
Hesder Yeshiva dean:
'Uriel insisted on fighting in Gaza with courage'
Rabbi Yehoshua Van-Dyke, head of the yeshiva in Itamar, eulogized his student Uriel Aviad Silberman: 'He loved Torah, he was very connected, caring, modest, helpful.'
IDF announces:
Body of soldier who fell 7/10 held captive in Gaza
Staff Sergeant Shay Levinson, 19, was killed on October 7 and his body is being held by a terror group, IDF reports.
Bereaved mother:
'Nation of Israel must remain united'
Mother of Sergeant Major Uriel Silberman, who fell in Gaza on Friday, receives message that her son was killed in Gaza, calls for unity as she boards plane to return home.
Soldier's parents refuse sign removed from grave
The parents of IDF soldier Ron Sherman refused to take back a sign they had placed on their son's grave blaming the government for his death.
Uriel Aviad Silberman fell in battle in Gaza
IDF clears for publication that Sergeant first class (res.) Uriel Aviad Silberman, 23, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Three reservists seriously injured.
IDF soldier succumbed to injuries sustained in Gaza
IDF soldier Ori Gerby from Herzliya succumbed to injuries sustained on January 17 in battle in northern Gaza. Three reservists seriously injured.
Fallen soldier's father:
'One of the terrorists tried to sell my son's head'
Father of Adir Tahar, who fell while defending Israel's borders on October 7, tells how he received a headless corpse, and how his son's head was recovered from Gaza.
Bereaved father's obituary read in Knesset
In his death, Roi willed us to pursue mutual respect
Otzma Yehudit MK Yitzhak Kreuzer, reads to the Knesset eulogy delivered by Yair Maimon at the grave of his son Major (Res.) Roi Avraham, who was killed last week in battle in Gaza.
Two IDF reservists fell in Gaza
IDF clears for publication that Master sergeant (res.) Zechariah Pesach Haber and Sergeant major (res.) Yair Katz fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Two reservists seriously injured.
Noam Ashram dies after being wounded in battle
Sergeant Major (res.) Noam Ashram, wounded last month in battle in central Gaza, has died of his wounds.
IDF soldier Nitzan Schessler fell in Gaza
IDF clears for publication that Sergeant first class (res.) Nitzan Schessler, 21, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Two soldiers seriously injured.
IDF soldier Andu’alem Kabeda fell in Gaza
IDF clears for publication that Sergeant first class (res.) Andu’alem Kabeda fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Another soldier was seriously injured.
Major (res.) Dan Wajdenbaum fell in battle in Gaza
Major (res.) Dan Wajdenbaum, 24, fell in battle in central Gaza.
IDF Captain's last recording before being killed
About 30 minutes before he was killed in the explosion tragedy, Captain (res.) Ron Efrimi spoke about the tunnel that the team was about to blow up.
Five combat engineers killed in action in Gaza
The IDF has published the names of five combat engineering soldiers who were killed in action in central Gaza. Their families have been notified.
Sergeant Major David Schwartz
"A hero in our righteous war"
Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Ne’eman: "You sacrificed your life for our sake so that we can live here with pride"
Four soldiers fell in battle in Gaza
IDF Spokesperson’s Unit clears for publication the names of four soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza.
Sensitive, caring and serious:
LT. Col. Roee Yohay Yosef Mordechay laid to rest
Lt. Col. Mordechay fell in battle three months after birth of his eldest child. His widow: “I know you trust me not to become a tragic case”
