Remembering the fallen heroes of the friendly fire disaster

Five soldiers killed in total • Seven additional soldiers wounded • Incident occurred in Northern Gaza Strip

(From L-R) Sgt. Roy Beit Yaakov, Sgt. Daniel Chemu, Sgt. Ilan Cohen, St.-Sgt. Gilad Arye Boim, and St.-Sgt. Betzlel David Shashuah, who were killed in a friendly fire incident in Gaza, May 16, 2024.
(From L-R) Sgt. Roy Beit Yaakov, Sgt. Daniel Chemu, Sgt. Ilan Cohen, St.-Sgt. Gilad Arye Boim, and St.-Sgt. Betzlel David Shashuah, who were killed in a friendly fire incident in Gaza, May 16, 2024.
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Sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah, 'A hero of Israel'

Sergeant Betzalel David Shashuah, 21, from Tel Aviv, was among five IDF soldiers killed in a friendly fire incident in northern Gaza. His family remembers him as a hero who valued unity.

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Staff sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah
Staff sergeant Betzlel David Shashuah
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Captain Roy Beit Yaakov: Few words, brave actions

Roy's father, Avidan, recounts the kind of person his son was at home.

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Captain Roy Beit Yaakov
Captain Roy Beit Yaakov
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From Argentina to frontlines: Lone soldier Ilan Cohen killed in Gaza friendly fire incident

Sergeant Ilan Cohen, 20, was a Sergeant in the 202nd Battalion of the Paratrooper Brigade.

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Sergeant Ilan Cohen
Sergeant Ilan Cohen
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'All light and good': Gilad Arye Boim one of IDF soldiers killed in Gaza friendly fire incident

“Gilad, our beloved nephew, a boy full of light and goodness, a loyal soldier of this good country, was killed for defending our homeland."

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Staff sergeant Gilad Arye Boim
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Fallen soldier Daniel Chemu was lifesaver, on and off the battlefield

Just before the war broke out, Chemu had saved a life off the battlefield by donating bone marrow and saving the life of a woman in desperate need of a transplant.

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Sergeant Daniel Chemu
Sergeant Daniel Chemu
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