fallen IDF soldiers

Bereaved Father:

'I want to hug soldiers who shot my son in friendly fire'

Bereaved father invites soldiers who shot his son in friendly fire to come to his home. "Remember that our strength is in our unity".

Menora found in Gaza

First Sergeant Maor Lavi, resident of Susya, fell in battle

First Sergeant Maor Lavi, who fell in battle, found a menorah in Gaza; "probably stolen on October 7th".

IDF soldier Daniel Nachmani dies after being injured in action

Staff Sergeant Daniel Nachmani dies after being injured during operations in northern Israel.

Yehonatan from Yitzhar and Joseph from Tel Aviv fell in battle

Names of two IDF soldiers who died in battles against Hamas in Gaza cleared for publication. Three soldiers seriously injured.

Beit El Council announces:

Yehonatan Lober fell in Gaza

Yehonatan Lober, son of the head of Aspaklaria theater company Hagay Lober, courageously fell in battle in Gaza.

Sara Vaspi lost her husband, son, and grandson in war

Sara Vaspi tells of the last moments she remembers of her son before he was killed in action in Gaza: 'We're going in, I can't call anymore'

Fallen soldier's MDA parters:

'Itamar saved many lives'

Itamar Shemen, who fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip, served as an IDF soldier and MDA volunteer paramedic.

Nitai Meisels and Rani Tamir fell in Gaza

Names of two soldiers who fell in Gaza cleared for publication. One soldier seriously injured.

Cleared for publication:

Major (Res.) Aryeh Rein fell in battle in Gaza

Major (Res.) Aryeh Rein, 39, from Mismarot, was an armored corps officer in the 79th Battalion of the 14th Brigade.

Staff sergeant Roy Elias killed in action in southern Gaza

Elias, 21, was killed by an anti-tank missile in the Khan Younis region of Gaza. He is the 154th casualty since the ground offensive began.

8 soldiers fall in battle in Gaza, 6 seriously injured

IDF clears for publication the names of eight fallen soldiers whose families have been notified. Six soldiers were seriously injured.

A month after his engagement:

Captain Oshri Moshe Butzhak killed in action in Gaza

Butzhak's death was published this evening, along with news of the deaths of four other IDF soldiers who were killed over Shabbat.

IDF soldier Amit Hod Ziv fell in northern Israel

Sergeant Amit Hod Ziv, 19, from Rosh Haayin, fell during operational activity following launches from Lebanese territory.

Wounded soldier says goodbye:

'I don't know how I survived'

Daniel Mazevich returns to his burned-out APC to say goodbye to the eleven comrades he lost when a missile hit the vehicle.

Two soldiers fell in battles in Gaza, three seriously injured

The IDF has cleared for publication the names of two fallen soldiers whose families were notified.

Watch:

Fallen soldier saluted as he makes his final journey

Hashmonaim residents and soldiers lined the streets to pay final respects to Sergeant Lavi Ghasi, who fell in battle in Gaza.

'Giving to others was at the root of his soul'

Teachers mourn fallen Givati Brigade officer Lieutenant Yaacov Elian, 20, from Ramat Gan.

Three soldiers fell in Gaza, eight seriously injured

Sergeant Lavi Gihasi, Lieutenant Yaacov Elian and Lieutenant Omri Shwartz fell in battle in Gaza. Eight soldiers were seriously injured.

Tzur Hadassah announces: Captain Uriel Cohen fell in battle

Resident of Tzur Hadassah, Uriel Cohen, husband of Chana and father of Shir and Lia, fell in battle in Gaza.

Captain (res.) Lior Sivan from Beit Shemesh fell in Gaza

Captain (res.) Lior Sivan, 32, from Beit Shemesh, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. Another soldier seriously injured.

Two IDF soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

IDF clears for publication that Daniel Yacov Ben Harosh and Rotem Yoseff Levy fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

Binyamin Region mourns:

'He fought for his nation and his country'

The Binyamin region has announced that one of its residents has been killed in action in the Gaza Strip.

Cleared for publication:

SFC (Res.) Lidor Yosef Karavani fell in battle in the Gaza Strip

Karavani, 23, from Eilat, was a soldier in Engineering Battalion 8163 of the Southern Command.

Four IDF soldiers fell in battle in the Gaza Strip

IDF clears for publication the names of four fallen soldiers whose families have been notified.

Two additional soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

Eitan Naeh from Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu fell in battle in Gaza. Uriah Bayer, critically injured in another battle, died of his wounds.

Widow of fallen soldier:

'Rabbi Druckman taught us we are living in a miracle'

Widow of Rabbi Elisha Levinshtern, who fell in Gaza, shares belief in goodness despite personal pain, which she learned from Rabbi Druckman.

Netanyahu to families of fallen: 'We will fight to the end'

Prime Minister Netanyahu read a letter from the families of fallen soldiers to the Cabinet and promised to continue the war.

Families of the fallen:

'You have no right to stop, this was the will of the fallen'

Families of IDF soldiers killed in action since October 7th sent a letter to the Cabinet demanding that the war continue until victory.

Two reservists fell in battle in Gaza, five seriously injured

IDF clears for publication the names of two soldiers who fell in battle. Five others were seriously injured.

Master sergeant (res.) Tomer Shlomo Myara fell in battle in Gaza

IDF clears for publication that Master sergeant (res.) Tomer Shlomo Myara, 28, from Netanya, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

Sergeant Oz Shmuel Aradi, 19, fell in battle in Gaza

Sergeant Oz Shmuel Aradi, 19, from Kibbutz Hatzor, fell in battle in southern Gaza. Four soldiers seriously injured.

Master sergeant Elisha Levinshtern fell in battle in Gaza

Master sergeant Elisha Levinshtern (res.), 38, from Harish, fell in battle in the Gaza Strip. An IDF soldier was seriously injured.

Ten soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

The IDF has cleared for publication the names of 10 soldiers who fell in battles in the Gaza Strip. Four soldiers were seriously injured.

After serious injury in Gaza:

Master sergeant (res.) Tzvika Lavi succumbs to wounds

Tzvika Lavi, a reservist who was seriously injured about two weeks ago in the Gaza Strip, succumbs to his wounds.

Listen:

Late Col. Yonatan Steinberg leaves recording as memento

Yonatan Steinberg sent a recording to his son with an answer to a school assignment "What to do if a soldier is afraid to go to war"

3 soldiers fell in battle, officer killed in military accident

Three soldiers killed in battle in Gaza against Hamas terrorists. Fourth soldier killed in a military accident.

'A hero of Israel':

Netanyahu pays condolence visit to family of fallen commander

Netanyahu tells: We mourn together with your wonderful family over the sacrifice and heroism of Asaf.

Kobi Dvash and Eyal Meir Berkowitz fell in battle in Gaza

IDF clears for publication the names of two soldiers who fell in battle in Gaza.

Amit Bonzel and Alemnew Emanuel Feleke fell in Gaza

IDF clears for publication the names of two IDF soldiers who fell in Gaza. 413 soldiers have fallen since the start of the war.

Fallen hero: Col. Asaf Hamami from the Southern Brigade

A story of an outstanding commander who fought bravely, until his last day, to defend his soldiers and the residents of the Gaza region.

Two IDF soldiers fell in battle in Gaza

Sergeant Aschalwu Sama died of wounds sustained in battle on November 14. Major (res.) Or Brandes was killed in central Gaza.

Moving event:

Torah scrolls at Western Wall dedicated to the fallen

Two Torah scrolls dedicated to Western Wall, writing begins of scrolls for synagogues in the Gaza Envelope communities and at IDF bases.

A story of sacrifice:

Father died in Yom Kippur War, brother in Lebanon, son in Gaza

Amon Vaspi, recently killed in action in Gaza, is the fifth combat soldier in his family to die while serving in the IDF.

Major Isachar Natan OBM:

'He drove to the Gaza envelope and saved families'

In a video filmed three years ago, Major Isachar Natan, who fell in Gaza, says he felt he was preventing a massacre on the Gaza border.

SSG Noam Yosef Abu, aged 20 from Dimona fell in battle in Gaza

The number of IDF soldiers who have fallen since the beginning of the ground operation stands at 34.

IDF reservist dies of wounds a week after tank overturns

One week after his tank overturned on the northern border, Rabbi Naaran Eshchar died of his wounds.

Mother of fallen soldier:

'God's gift was great, but why so short-lived?'

Tearful eulogies for a soldier fallen in battle in the Gaza Strip as he was laid to rest last night.

IDF: Four additional soldiers fell in northern Gaza battles

Names of four IDF soldiers who were killed in battle in northern Gaza cleared for publication after their families were notified.

IDF paratrooper Yair Nifousy killed in battle in Gaza

Staff Sgt. Nifousy succumbed to injuries sustained in battle with Hamas terrorists yesterday. 19 soldiers have fallen in battle with Hamas.

Fallen IDF soldier's message:

'Remember, soon you won't be here anymore, so take the plunge!'

In a letter to himself, David Yehuda Yitzhak, who fell in Jenin, writes several messages of inspiration. 'Be good, simply good.'

A small town remembers

What is perhaps the most powerful aspect of the day, is its constancy, its out of time nature, its very sameness year after year. Op-ed.

Thoughts during the sounding of the siren

Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day for IDF Fallen and Victims of Terror 5783 (2023) begins with a siren on Monday 8pm and then at 11am Tuesday.

Widow raises military rank of her late husband herself

IDF pilot's widow discovered that two of the crew on the plane were promoted after 40 years, while her husband and four others were not.

Bamba, Coke, Memory – commemorating Juha, a fallen IDF officer

Bamba, Coke, Memory is a special initiative that uses the life story of Major Yochai ‘Juha’ Kalangel to inspire others in acts of gratitude.

Memorial Day

24,068 fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism

Since last Memorial Day and until today, 56 people have been added to the tally. Memorial Day begins with one-minute siren on Tuesday night.

Arabs burn memorial to slain IDF soldiers

For 2nd time in 3 months, memorial to fallen IDF soldiers in Mount Hebron area burned in arson attack,

Watch: Emotional tribute to Israel's fallen soldiers

IDF chief cantor performs Effi Netzer's emotional 'Ballad to the Medic' in memory of the fallen of Israel's wars overlooking Old City walls.

Six cold, hard, dry facts

We are overwhelmed with stories, memories, and tears during this period, but, we must not neglect the cold facts. Op-ed.

Thoughts during the Remembrance Day siren

New, exciting project by Eli Mechina: 25 for 25

Eli Mechina has lost 25 of its alumni in Israel's wars, including Emanuel Moreno, Roy Klein, Eliraz Peretz, Hadar Goldin.