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On Sunday, August 25, the IDF reported that Staff Sergent David Moshe Ben Shitrit, 21, a sailor in the Israeli Navy's 914th patrol boat squadron, from the Benjamin region settlement of Adam, died when an Iron Dome interceptor missile struck his vessel during a Hezbollah attack on the Acre area and northern Israel. Two other sailors from the squadron sustained light to moderate injuries in the incident.
Later, the army reported that Master Sergeant (res.) Shlomo Yehonatan Hazut, 36, a soldier in the 16th Brigade's 9207th Battalion, from Ashdod, fell in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, August 28, the IDF reported that Staff Sgt. Amit Friedman, 19, from Or Yehuda, a soldier in the Nahal Brigade's 932nd Battalion, was killed in combat in southern Gaza.
Later, the army reported that Master Sergeant (res.) Yohay Hay Glam, 32, a soldier in the 16th Brigade's 6310th Reconnaissance Battalion, from Netanya, was killed by sniper fire near the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, August 31, the IDF reported that Staff Sgt. Elkana Navon, 20, a squad commander in the Bislach Brigade's 906th Battalion, from Petah Tikva, was killed during fighting in Jenin during a large-scale anti-terror operation in the northern West Bank.
Navon was killed in a clash with terrorists early Saturday morning. A fellow officer from the same battalion was seriously wounded, and two additional soldiers sustained light injuries.
Later, the army reported that the body of Master Sergeant Ori Danino, 25, a signal NCO in the Paratroopers Brigade's 202nd Battalion, from Jerusalem, was recovered from a tunnel in Rafah along with five other hostages. Danino was abducted to Gaza from the Nova music festival on October 7.
On Wednesday, September 11, the IDF reported that Sergeant Major (res.) Daniel Alloush, 37, from Tel Aviv-Yafo, and Sergeant Major (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom, 38, from Nes Harim, both soldiers from the heliborne combat search and rescue Unit 699, were killed in an overnight helicopter crash near the Philadelphi Corridor in Gaza.
Later, the army reported that Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal, 24, from Nof HaGalil, a soldier of the Kfir Brigade’s Nahshon Battalion, was killed in a ramming attack near Asaf Junction, close to the West Bank settlement of Beit El.
The army reported that four Israeli soldiers were killed in Rafah after a building they were inside exploded on Tuesday, September 17, and five others were wounded.
The fallen soldiers were identified as Cpt. Daniel Mimon Toaff, 23, deputy company commander in the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Moreshet; Staff Sgt. Agam Naim, 20, a paramedic with the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, from Mishmarot; Staff Sgt. Amit Bakri, 21, from the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Yoshivia; and Staff Sgt. Dotan Shimon, 21, also from the Shaked Battalion, from Elazar.
On Thursday, September 19, the military said that an officer and a soldier were killed and several others were wounded in Hezbollah missile and drone attacks on northern Israel
The fallen were named as Maj. (res.) Nael Fwarsy, 43, a logistics company commander in the 300th “Baram” Regional Brigade’s 299th Battalion, from Maghar, and Sgt. Tomer Keren, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, from Haifa.
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Cpt. Daniel Mimon, Staff Sgt. Amit Bakri, Staff Sgt. Agam Naim and Staff Sgt. Dotan Shimon
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Wednesday, October 2, the IDF reported that eight combat soldiers were killed during battles in southern Lebanon.
The fallen soldiers include Captain Harel Etinger, 23, from Eli, and Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, from Modi'in Maccabim Re'ut, both served as squad commanders in the elite Egoz Unit of the Commando Brigade. Also killed were Sergeant First Class Noam Barzilay, 22, from Kokhav Ya'ir Tzur Yigal; Sergeant First Class Or Mantzur, 21, from Beit Aryeh-Ofarim; and Sergeant First Class Nazaar Itkin, 21, from Kiryat Ata, all soldiers in the Egoz Unit.
Additionally, Captain Itai Ariel Giat, 23, from Shoham, an officer in the Yahalom Unit of the Combat Engineering Corps, was among those killed. Two other fallen soldiers, Staff Sergeant Almken Terefe, 21, from Jerusalem, and Staff Sergeant Ido Broyer, 21, from Ness Ziona, served in the Golani Brigade's Reconnaissance Unit.
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Sergeant First Class Or Mantzur, Captain Harel Etinger, Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, Sergeant First Class Nazaar Itkin, Sergeant First Class Noam Barzilay, Staff Sergeant Ido Broyer, Staff Sergeant Almken Terefe, Captain Itai Ariel Giat
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Thursday, October 10, the IDF reported Thursday that Captain Ben Zion Falach, 21, an officer in the Paratroopers Brigade's 202nd Battalion, from Nitzanei Oz, fell a day earlier during combat in southern Lebanon.
The army reported that Sgt. Daniel Aviv Haim Sofer, 19, a signals officer cadet in the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, from Ashkelon and Cpl. Tal Dror, 19, an IT specialist with the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, from Jerusalem, were killed in a drone attack from Iraq early Thursday morning.
On Sunday, October 6, the IDF reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Nir Hadad, 28, a soldier in the 8th Brigade's 129th Battalion, from Petah Tikva, succumbed to his injuries after being severely wounded on June 15 during combat in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Monday, October 7, the IDF reported that Master Sgt. (res.) Etay Azulay, 25, from Oranit, and Warrant Officer (res.) Aviv Magen, 43, from Moshav Herut, both of the elite 5515th Combat Mobility Unit, were killed after being hit by a mortar shell during combat on the Lebanese border.
Also on Monday, Staff Sergent Noam Israel Abdu, 20, a soldier in the Infantry Corps squad commanders training’s 17th Battalion who previously served in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from Kadima Zoran, fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, October 9, Sergeant Major (res.) Ronny Ganizate, 36, a soldier in the 228th Brigade's 5030th Battalion, from Givat Shmuel, fell during combat in southern Lebanon.
On Thursday, October 10, the IDF reported that three soldiers were killed in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip when their vehicle struck an explosive device planted by terrorists.
They were named as Master Sgt. (res.) Ori Moshe Borenstein, 32, from Moreshet, Maj. (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz, 37, from Jerusalem and Master Sgt. (res.) Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, 32, from Bnei Adam, all soldiers in the 460th Brigade's 5460th support unit.
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Master Sgt. (res.) Tzvi Matityahu Marantz, Master Sgt. (res.) Ori Moshe Borenstein and Maj. (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Friday, October 11, the military reported that Staff Sgt. Ittai Fogel, 22, a tank commander in the 401st Brigade's 46th Battalion, from the West Bank settlement of Yakir, was killed in combat along the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Gaza.
On Sunday, October 13, four soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on the Golani Training Base near Binyamina.
They were named as Sergeant Omri Tamari, 19, from Mazkeret Batya; Sergeant Yosef Hieb, 19, from Tuba-Zangariyye; Sergeant Yoav Agmon, 19, from Binyamina-Giv'at Ada and Sergeant Alon Amitay, 19, from Ramot Naftali, all infantry trainees in the Golani Brigade.
On Monday, October 14, the army reported that Sergeant Koren Bitan, 19, of the Bislamach (School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders) Brigade's 450th Battalion, from Rosh Haayin, was killed in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Sergeant Alon Amitay, Sergeant Yoav Agmon, Sergeant Omri Tamari and Sergeant Yosef Hieb
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Thursday, October 17, the IDF reported that five elite Golani Brigade soldiers were killed the day before during an intense firefight in a southern Lebanese village near the Israeli border.
Among the fallen, all of the Golani Brigade Reconnaissance Unit, were Maj. Ofek Bachar, 24, a company commander, from Nes Ziona; Capt. Elad Siman Tov, 23, a platoon commander, from Tzofim; Staff Sgt. Elyashiv Eitan Wieder, 22, a squad commander, from Jerusalem; Staff Sgt. Yaakov Hillel, 21, from Jerusalem; and Staff Sgt. Yehudah Dror Yahalom, 21, from Hebron.
On Saturday, October 19, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Ofir Berkovich, 20, from Modi'in Maccabim Reut, and Sergeant Elishai Young, 19, from Dimona, both of the 401st Brigade's 52nd Armored Battalion, were killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Maj. Ofek Bachar, Capt. Elad Siman Tov, Staff Sgt. Yehudah Dror Yahalom, Staff Sgt. Elyashiv Eitan Wieder and Staff Sgt. Yaakov Hillel
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Sergeant Elishai Young and Staff Sergeant Ofir Berkovich
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Sunday, October 20, the IDF reported that Colonel Ehsan Daxa, 41, commander of the 401st Brigade within the IDF's 162nd Division, from Daliyat al-Karmel, was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during an operation in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, October 22, the IDF reported that Staff Sergeant Yishai Mann, 21, a soldier in the Nahal Brigade's 50th Battalion, from Mitzpe Yeriho, was killed in a road accident while on duty near the Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, October 22, the IDF reported that Master Sergeant (res.) Saar Eliad Navarsky, 27, from Tel Aviv, a reservist in the Artillery Corps, was killed by a Hezbollah rocket strike in the Upper Galilee.
Later on Tuesday, the army announced that Major (res.) Aviram Hariv, 42, from Dolev, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon. Hariv, the deputy commander of the Alon Brigade's 9308th Battalion, fell during a clash with terrorists in the western sector.
The IDF reported Thursday that Command Sergeant Major (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, 42, from Lod; Sergeant Major (res.) Shmuel Harari, 35, from Safed; Master Sergeant (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, 31, from Mitzpe Yeriho; and Sergeant First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan, 22, from Rehelim, all from the 2nd "Carmeli" Brigade's 222nd Battalion, fell during combat in southern Lebanon. Sergeant First Class Gai Ben-Haroosh, 23, from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, fell in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon.
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Major (res.) Aviram Hariv and Master Sergeant (res.) Saar Eliad Navarsky
(Photo: IDF)
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Sergeant Major (res.) Shmuel Harari, Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, Master Sergeant (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, Sergeant First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan and Sergeant First Class Gai Ben-Haroosh
(Photo: IDF)
The IDF said on Friday, October 25, that five reservists were killed in southern Lebanon when a building they were operating in was struck by a powerful blast
The casualties were identified as Major (res.) Dan Maori, Captain (res.) Alon Safrai, Warrant Officer (res.) Omri Lotan, Warrant Officer (res.) Guy Idan and Master Sergeant (res.) Tom Segal.
Later on Friday, the army said that three soldiers from the 196th Battalion’s Tank Commanders Course, part of the 460th Brigade, were killed during operations in northern Gaza.
The fallen soldiers were identified as Captain Barak Israel Sagan, 22, from Petah Tikva; Sergeant Ido Ben Zvi, 21, from Shomrat; and Sergeant Hillel Ovadia, 22, from Jerusalem.
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Master Sergeant (res.) Tom Segal, Major (res.) Dan Maori, Captain (res.) Alon Safrai, Warrant Officer (res.) Guy Idan and Warrant Officer (res.) Omri Lotan
(Photo: IDF)
On Sunday, October 27, the IDF reported that four reserve soldiers were killed in action in southern Lebanon as part of Israel's ground operation against Hezbollah.
They are: Major (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol, 36, from Eitan, a Company Deputy Commander in the 8207th Battalion, 228th Brigade; Captain (res.) Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, 43, from Jerusalem, a Military Rabbi in the 8207th Battalion, 228th Brigade; Captain (res.) Amit Chayut, 29, from Haifa, a Platoon Commander in the 8207th Battalion, 228th Brigade and Master Sergeant (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, 30, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the 8207th Battalion, 228th Brigade.
Later on Sunday, the army named two soldiers who were killed in recent operations in Lebanon and Gaza.
Sergeant First Class (res.) Shaul Moyal, 47, of Karnei Shomron, served in the 8207th Battalion of the 228th Brigade. He was killed during combat operations in southern Lebanon.
Staff Sergeant Malachi Yehuda Harari, 22, from Even Shmuel, was a member of the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion. He died from injuries sustained during combat in northern Gaza on October 18, 2024.
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Captain (res.) Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, Major (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol, Captain (res.) Amit Chayut, Master Sergeant (res.) Gilad Elmaliach
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Sergeant First Class (res.) Shaul Moyal and Staff Sergeant Malachi Yehuda Harari
(Photo: IDF)
On Monday, October 28, the IDF announced that Major Guy Yaacov Nezri, 25, from Atlit, commander of a platoon in the 52nd Battalion of the 401st Brigade, died of his wounds after being severely wounded in a battle in the northern Gaza Strip on October 19.
On Tuesday, October 29, the IDF said that four commandos from its elite Ghost Unit, formally known as the Multidimensional Unit, were killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip.
The soldiers — Captain Yehonatan (Joni) Keren, 22, Staff Sergeant Nisim Meytal, 20, Staff Sergeant Aviv Gilboa, 21 and Staff Sergeant Naor Haimov, 22 — were killed in an explosion in a building during operations in Jabaliya.
Also on Tuesday, the IDF reported that Master Sergeant Yedidia Bloch, 31, a soldier from the 55th Brigade's 7155th Battalion, from Mevo Horon, succumbed to injuries sustained in combat in southern Lebanon on October 24.
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Major Guy Yaacov Nezri, Staff Sergeant Aviv Gilboa, Staff Sergeant Naor Haimov, Master Sergeant (res.) Yedidia Bloch, Captain Yehonatan (Joni) Keren and Staff Sergeant Nisim Meytal
On Friday, November 1, the IDF reported on Friday that Captain Yarden Zakay, 21, from Hadera, a platoon commander in the Givati Brigade's Shaked Battalion, succumbed to his injuries after being severely wounded during combat in southern Gaza on September 17, 2024.
On Saturday, November 2, the army said that two soldiers were killed in combat in Jabaliya, northern Gaza. They were named as Staff Sgt. Itay Parizat, 20, from Petah Tikva, and Staff Sgt. Yair Hananya, 22, from Mitzpe Netofa. Both soldiers served with the Shaked Battalion of the Givati Brigade.
On Thursday, November 7, the IDF identified Sergeant Ariel Sosnov (Sasonov), 20, of Jerusalem, a soldier in the 188th Armored Brigade's 605th Engineering Battalion, as having been killed by a Hezbollah rocket that struck Moshav Avivim in the Upper Galilee the day before.
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Staff Sgt. Yair Hananya and Staff Sgt. Itay Parizat
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
On Friday, November 8, the IDF announced that Master Sergeant (res.) Guy Shabtay, 39, from Jerusalem, has died from injuries sustained during an October 26 battle in southern Lebanon.
On Monday, November 11, the military reported that Maj. (res.) Itamar Levin Fridman, 34, a team commander in the Eilat Counter-Terrorism Unit, which operates within the Adom Division, from Eilat, was killed in northern Gaza by an anti-tank missile.
On Tuesday, November 12, The IDF said that four soldiers were killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip during operations against Hamas.
The fallen soldiers were identified as Staff Sgt. Orr Katz, 20, from Ma’ale Adumim, a combat media; Staff Sgt. Nave Yair Asulin, 21, from Carmit; Staff Sgt. Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula; and Staff Sgt. Ofir Eliyahu, 20, from Holon. All served in the Kfir Brigade's 92nd Battalion.
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Staff Sgt. Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, Staff Sgt. Ofir Eliyahu, Staff Sgt. Nave Yair Asulin and Staff Sgt. Orr Katz
(Photo: IDF)
On Wednesday, November 13, the IDF reported that six Golani Brigade soldiers were killed in a firefight with Hezbollah terrorists in a village in southern Lebanon. Another soldier was moderately wounded in the encounter.
They were identified as Captain Itay Marcovich, 22, from Kokhav Ya'ir; Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, 21, from Mehola; Staff Sergeant Dror Hen, 20, from Gan Haim; Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer, 20, from Dimona; and Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, 21, from Sderot, all from the Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion. A sixth casualty was later named as Sergeant Yoav Daniel, 19, from Nahariya, also from Golani Brigade's 51st Battalion.
On Thursday, November 14, The IDF reported that Lieutenant Ivri Dickshtein, 21, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade’s 51st Battalion, from the settlement of Eli, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon.
On Saturday, November 16, the IDF reported on Saturday that Sergeant Ori Nisanovich, 21, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, fell during combat in southern Lebanon.
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Sergeant Yoav Daniel, Sergeant Shalev Itzhak Sagron, Staff Sergeant Sraya Elbom, Staff Sergeant Nir Gofer, Staff Sergeant Dror Hen and Captain Itay Marcovich
(Photo: IDF)
On Sunday, November 17, the IDF announced that Sgt. First Class (res.) Idan Kenan, 21, a soldier in the Kfir Brigade's 90th Battalion, from Ramat Gan, was killed by a Hamas sniper on the outskirts of Jabaliya, near Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Also on Sunday, the IDF reported the deaths of Capt. Yogev Pazy, 22, a platoon commander in the Kfir Brigade’s 90th Battalion, from Giv’ot Bar, and Staff Sgt. Noam Eitan, 21, a fighter in the same battalion, from Hadera, who were killed during a clash with terrorists in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, November 19, the army reported that Sergeant First Class (res.) Omer Moshe Gaeldor, 30, a soldier from the Golani Brigade's 5111th Reconnaissance Battalion, from Jerusalem, was killed when a Hezbollah explosive drone struck an IDF unit operating in southern Lebanon.
On Wednesday, November 20, the IDF announced that Sgt. First Class (res.) Roi Sasson, 21, of Mevaseret Zion, was killed during a clash with terrorists in Jabaliya, northern Gaza. Sasson served in the Nachshon Battalion of the Kfir Brigade.
Also on Wednesday, the military announced Sgt. First Class (res.) Eitan Ben Ami, 22, from Jerusalem, a reservist in the Commando Brigade's elite Maglan Unit, was killed in a building collapse during operational activity in southern Lebanon.
In a separate incident, Ze’ev "Jabo" Hanoch Erlich, a 70-year-old Israeli civilian and renowned scholar of Israeli geography, was killed in a clash with Hezbollah terrorists while accompanying an IDF force in southern Lebanon. Erlich held the rank of major in the reserves. Sergeant Gur Kehati also fell in the encounter.
On Thursday, November 21, the IDF announced that Staff Sgt. Ron Epshtein, 19, of Nesher, serving in the Givati Brigade's Tzabar Battalion, was killed by an artillery shell in Jabaliya. It remains unclear whether the shell was fired by Hamas or resulted from IDF fire.
On Tuesday, November 26, the military reported that Sgt. First Class Yona Betzalel Brief, 23, a combat medic in the elite Duvdevan Unit of the Commando Brigade and a resident of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, has died of his wounds after being critically wounded during the October 7, 2023, battle near the Gaza border.
Also on Tuesday, the IDF announced that Sergeant Tamer Othman, 21, from Kafr Yasif, a soldier in the Kfir Brigade's Nahshon Battalion, fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, November 30, the IDF reported that Staff Sgt. Zamir Burke, 20, a combat engineer squad commander in the 401st Armored Brigade's 601st Engineering Battalion, from Beit Shemesh, was killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabaliya.
On Monday, December 2, the military reported that Capt. Omer Neutra, 21, a tank commander in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion, presumed Hamas hostage, was killed on October 7, and his body is being held in the Gaza Strip.
On Saturday, December 7, the IDF reported that Capt. Avraham Ben Pinchas, 24, a platoon commander in the 401st Armored Brigade's 46th Battalion, from Harasha in the West Bank, was killed by a Hamas-fired anti-tank missile during an operation in Rafah, southern Gaza.
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First published: 15:42, 09.15.24