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Master Sgt. (res.) Guy Shabtay, who fell in combat in Lebanon, was a gifted soccer player who conquered fields in the United States, but chose to change course in life, becoming an outstanding teacher and a devoted father to his three daughters. When the war began, he chose to report for reserve duty and fight for his country. ‘We will be strong, and we will always carry his name with us,’ says his widow, Reut

06.10.26

He was Givati’s “Panther” and the light of his family, a natural leader who distributed food to soldiers during his leave and escorted an ill classmate home every day; the story of Staff Sgt. Ofek Barhana, who fell during operational activity and left behind a silent home longing for his radiant smile and the songs of Friday evenings

06.10.26

Faces behind the headlines: New project commemorates hundreds of fallen Iron Swords soldiers

Gal Hed initiative by Yad LaBanim, FIDF and Yedioth Ahronoth group shares the stories of soldiers killed in the Iron Swords war through personal stories and films, offering a deeper look and creating a growing digital archive of remembrance

Havatzelet Damari | 04.20.26

With deep longing and pain, the parents of Staff Sgt. Lior Raviv OBM, a Nahal Brigade fighter who was killed by terrorist fire in the Gaza Strip, tell of his life and his special spirit; an outstanding soldier, a beloved young man and a role model

04.19.26

Alexander Fedorenko

From a boy who immigrated from Moldova on his birthday and fought to serve as a combat soldier, to a father and commander who chose to remain at the front to protect young troops as if they were his own sons; the story of the man with the constant smile, who promised to return to celebrate a friend’s birthday but never did, leaving behind a legacy of unconditional giving and love

04.15.26

He gave up the option of serving close to home in order to be a fighter, insisted on returning to the front line when he felt unfulfilled, and in his final moments ran to warn his friends of incoming mortar fire. Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach OBM was a man of rare attentiveness, a captivating smile and an infectious joy for life that made him the battalion’s “psychologist.”

03.15.26

A fierce Armored Corps fighter, a devoted grandson who never missed a meal with his grandmother and a man who quietly changed the course of others’ lives; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yair Katz OBM fell in battle in Shijaiyah, leaving behind a grieving family and a legacy of uncompromising pursuit of truth. ‘He was the grandchild most connected to his grandparents,’ his father says; ‘On the outside, he was rough and macho, but his relationships ran deep’

03.15.26

Barak Haim Ben Valid

Sgt. Maj. Barak Haim Ben Valid OBM, a Givati Reconnaissance Unit team commander, was among 21 soldiers killed in a January 2024 building collapse in central Gaza, a loss his family says shattered their world in a single day

03.15.26

Gideon Chay DeRowe

Returned from the Netherlands to defend his home: The story of Master Sgt. (res.) Gideon Chay DeRowe OBM, an idealist at heart who fought eye to eye and in a moment of supreme courage identified danger and saved his soldiers before falling in battle

03.15.26

Betzalel David Shashuah

Staff Sgt. Bezalel David (Bambino) Shashua OBM, an anchor to family and friends, served as a combat soldier and medic in the Paratroopers Brigade and was killed in Gaza after saving fellow soldiers’ lives, providing life-saving treatment under fire while risking his own

03.15.26

Benyamin (Beny) Belay

The gift who became the eternal light of his home: Staff Sgt. Beny Belay OBM promised to take care of his parents, and in his final moments, said the simplest and most powerful words of all: 'I love you.'

03.15.26

Left the field to score the most courageous goal of his life: The story of Sgt. First Class Amir Fisher OBM, the gifted soccer player who chose a uniform over a contract and fell defending the homes of Kfar Aza

03.15.26

Or Mizrahi OBM grew up without a mother and, just before his army enlistment, lost his brother Shahar in a train accident; despite everything, he chose to enlist as a combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade reconnaissance unit and fell on the Black Saturday

03.15.26

Yossi Hai Tahar

After losing their son Roi at age 20 in an accident, Eli and Mazal Tahar lost another son, Yossi, who fell in a heroic battle on the cursed Saturday of Oct. 7. The family had already suffered an earlier tragedy when Yossi’s uncle, Lt. Col. Yossi Tahar, was killed in Lebanon in 1982. “God, tell me why? Why did you take these princes from me?” cries the mother, Mazal

03.15.26

An officer, a gentleman and a family man who ran toward every goal without looking back: Lt. Col. Meidan Israel OBM lived his life by ‘excellence without compromise,’ from the soccer field in Mazkeret Batya to the logistics of war, he never stopped, until his great heart fell silent on the way home

03.15.26

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