In Memoriam: The 64 IDF soldiers who gave their lives to protect Israel
Israel mourns the deaths of the 64 soldiers and officers killed in action in Operation Protective Edge.
By JPOST.COM STAFFLone soldier Sgt. Max Steinberg's funeral(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)Sec.-Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, of Kfar Saba, was killed in battle in Gaza on August 1.Major Benaya Sarel, 26, of Kiryat Arba, an officer in the Givati Brigade was killed on August 1 duringclashes with terrorists in southern Gaza.St.-Sgt. Liel Gidoni, 20, of Jerusalem, a soldier in the Givati Brigade was killed on August 1 during clashes with terrorists in southern Gaza.Sergeant First Class (res.) Daniel Marash, 22, of Rishon Lezion, a reservist combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.
Capt. (res.) Liran Adir (Edry), 31, of Ezuz, a reservist combat soldier in the Armored Corpswas killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014. St.-Sgt. Noam Rosenthal, 20, of Meitar. a combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014.Capt. Omri Tal, 22, of Yehud, a combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014. St.-Sgt. Shay Kushnir, 20, of Kiryat Motzkin,a combat soldier in the Armored Corps was killed in a Hamas mortar attack in the Eshkol region on July 31, 2014. St.-Sgt. Guy Algranati, 20, of Tel Aviv was killed in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza on July 30. He served in the elite Maglan infantry unit.Guy St.-Sgt. Omer Hay, 21, of Savyon was killed in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza on July 30. He served in the elite Maglan infantry unit.omerSt.-Sgt. Matan Gotlib, 21, of Rishon Lezion was killed in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft in southern Gaza on July 30. He served in the elite Maglan infantry unit.matan GotlibSergeant Daniel Kedmi, 18, of Tzofim, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.Daniel KedmiSergeant Barkai Yishai Shor, 21, of Jerusalem, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.Barkai ShorSergeant Sagi Erez, 19, of Kiryat Ata, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.Sergeant Dor Deri, 18, killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.Sgt. Nadav Raimond, 19, from Shadmot Dvora, was killed in an attempted infiltration into Israel on Monday via a cross-border tunnel from Gaza, on July 28.Nadav RaimondCorporal Niran Cohen, 20 of Tiberias. Served in the 7th Armor Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28.Niran CohenCorporal Meidan Maymon Biton, 20 of Netivot. Served in the 7th Armored Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28.Meidan BitonSt.Sgt. Eliav Eliyahu Haim Kahlon, 22 of Safed. Served in the 7th Armor Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28. Sgt. First Class Adi Briga, 23 of Beit Shikma. Served in the 7th Armor Brigade, killed by a mortar attack on Eshkol, on July 28.St.-Sgt. Moshe Davino, 20, of Jerusalem was killed in action inside Gaza on July 29.NCO Sgt. First Class Barak Refael Degorker, 27, from Gan Yavne, was killed after he was struck by a mortar shell fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.Captain Liad Lavi, an officer in an infantry unit, died on July 26 after he was hospitalized from wounds he had sustained in the southern Gaza Strip on July 25.Chief Warrant Officer Rami Kahlon, 39, a non-commissioned officer serving in the Paratroopers Brigade, died after succumbing to wounds he had sustained in Gaza the week before.Lt. Roy Peles, 21, from Tel Aviv, served in the Nahal Brigade and was killed when an anti-tank missile struck his position in Gaza early on Saturday.St.-Sgt. Avraham Grintzvaig, 21, from Petah Tikva, served in the Nahal Brigade and was killed early on Saturday in combat in northern Gaza. St.-Sgt. Gal Bason, 21, from Holon, served in the Engineering Corps. He was killed in the northern Gaza Strip early on Saturday. St.-Sgt. Guy Boyland, 21, from Ginosar, a combat engineer, was killed in a firefight with Hamas gunmen on July 25 in the southern Gaza Strip.St.-Sgt. Amit Yaori, 20, from Jerusalem, was in the Engineering Corps. He was killed on Friday in the same battle as Boyland.St.-Sgt. Guy Levy, 21, from Kfar Vradim in northern Israel was killed in action Friday afternoon, July 25, in central Gaza while serving the Armored Corps.guy levyNCO Master Sgt. (res.) Yair Ashkenazy, 36, from Rehovot, a reserve soldier serving in the reserves brigade of the Bahad 1 officer training base, was killed in battle in the north Gaza Strip early on the morning of July 25, 2014. Lt. Paz Eliyahu, 22, from Kibbutz Evron, a Paratroopers officer, was killed when an explosive detonated near his position on July 23, 2014.St.-Sgt. Li Mat, 19, from Eilat, a Paratroopers soldier, was killed when an explosive detonated near his position on July 23, 2014. Li MatSt.-Sgt. Shahar Dauber, 20, from Kibbutz Ginegar, a Paratroopers soldier, was killed when an explosive detonated near his position on July 23, 2014.Captain Natan Cohen, 23, from Modi'in, a company commander in the Armored Corps was killed in Gaza on Tuesday, July 22. He was promoted from the rank of Lieutenant posthumously.Captain Dmitri Levitas, 26, from Jerusalem and Geshur, was killed by sniper fire in Gaza on Tuesday, July 22. He was a company commander serving in the Armored Corps.St.-Sgt. Evyatar Turgeman, 20, from Beit She'an, was killed on July 18 morning in a firefight with terrorists in Gaza. Turgeman served in the Paratroopers Brigade.Evyatar TurgemanNCO Ohad Shemesh, 27, from Beit Elazari was killed in action on July 17 from enemy fire in the Gaza Strip.Ohad ShemeshSt.-Sgt. Oded Ben Sira, 22, from Nir Etzion served in the Nahal brigade. He was killed on July 17 in clashes with terrorists in the Gaza Strip.Oded Ben SiraSt.-Sgt. Jordan Bensemhoun, 22, from Ashkelon served in the Golani Brigade. He was killed on July 17 in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Gaza Strip.Jordan Ben SimonSt.-Sgt. Yuval Dagan, 22, from Kfar Saba served in the Golani Brigade. He was killed on July 17 in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Gaza Strip.Yuval DaganSt.-Sgt. Tal Yifrah, 21, from Rishon Lezion, served in the Golani Brigade. He was killed on July 17 in an exchange of fire with terrorists in the Gaza Strip.Tal YifrahChief Warrant Officer Kasahun Baynesian, 39, of Netivot served in the Northern Brigade of the Gaza Division. He was one of four soldiers killed when his military jeep was hit with an anti-tank missile fired by a Gazan terrorist squad, which used a cross-border tunnel to infiltrate southern Israel on July 17.Baynesian KasahunSec.-Lt. Yuval Haiman, 21, of Efrat, was a soldier from the Bahad 1 officer training base. He was killed on July 17 when his military jeep was hit with an anti-tank missile fired by a Gazan terrorist squad.Yuval HaimanSgt. Nadav Goldmacher, 23, of Beersheba soldier from the Bahad 1 training base was killed on July 17 when his military jeep was hit with an anti-tank missile fired by a Gazan terrorist squad.Nadav GoldmacherLt.-Col. Dolev Keidar, 38, of Modi'in, was commander of the Gefen Battalion of the IDF’s Bahad 1 officer training base. He was killed when his military jeep was hit with an anti-tank missile fired by a Gazan terrorist squad on July 17.Dolev KeidarStf.-Sgt. Shachar Tase, 20, from Pardesiya, served in the Golani Brigade and was killed when Hamas terrorists targeted his APC in Gaza.Shachar TaseStf.-Sgt. Daniel Pomerantz, 20, of Kfar Azar, served in the Golani Brigade and was killed when Hamas terrorists targeted his APC in Gaza.Daniel PomerantzSgt. Shon Mondshine, 19, of Tel Aviv, served in the Golani Brigade and was killed when Hamas terrorists targeted his APC in Gaza.Shon MondshineSgt. Ben Oanounou, 19, from Ashdod, served in the Golani Brigade and was killed when Hamas terrorists targeted his APC in Gaza.Ben OanounouStf.-Sgt. Oren Simcha Noah, 22, of Hoshaya, served in the Golani Brigade and was killed when Hamas terrorists targeted his APC in Gaza.Oren NoahSt.-Sgt. Oron Shaul, 21, from Poriyah served in the Golani Brigade and was in the infantry APC targeted by Hamas in an attack in Gaza on Sunday. St.-Sgt. Shaul's body remains unaccounted for.Oron ShaulSt. Sgt. Moshe Malko, 20, of Jerusalem was a Golani combat soldier killed during IDF operations in the Shejaia neighborhood in Gaza on Sunday morning.Moshe MalkoSgt. Max Steinberg, 24, a lone soldier from Woodland Hills, California who lived in Beersheba, was killed in action overnight Sunday. Steinberg was a Golani brigade sharpshooter.Max SteinbergSt.-Sgt. Gilad Rozenthal Yacoby, 21, of Kiryat Ono, was killed in action in Gaza on Sunday along with 12 other soldiers and officers in the Golani Brigade.Gilad YacobyCapt. Tsvi Kaplan, 28, of Kibbutz Merav, was killed on Sunday in Gaza. Kaplan was set to become a company commander in the Golani Brigade in the coming months.Tzvi KaplanMaj. Tzafrir Bar-Or, 32, from Acre, was killed on Sunday in Gaza. Since his conscription in the IDF, Bar-Or served in the Golani Brigade through numerous conflicts in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.Tzafir Bar-OrSgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, 21, a lone soldier from South Padre, Texas who lived in Ra’anana and served in the Golani Brigade, was killed on Sunday.Sean CarmeliSt. Sgt. Oz Mendelovich, 21, of Atzmon in northern Israel served in Golani. He was killed on Sunday in Gaza.Oz Mendelovich2nd-Lt. Bar Rahav, 21, from Ramat Yishai served in the Combat Engineering Corps and was mortally wounded on Saturday as a result of an anti-tank missile fired at an IDF vehicle in southern Gaza.Bar RahavSt. Sgt. Bnaya Rubel, 20, from Holon, served in the Paratroopers 101st Battalion. He was shot dead by a terrorist in Gaza who emerged from a tunnel shaft and opened fire at soldiers.Bnaya RubelMaj.(res.) Amotz Greenberg, 45, of Hod Hasharon was killed on Saturday morning trying to stop Hamas infiltrators who had crossed Israel’s southern border through a tunnel.Amotz GreenbergSgt. Adar Barsano, 20, from Nahariya was killed in action on Saturday when his patrol unit encountered a Hamas terrorist cell that had infiltrated into Israel close to the Gaza border.Adar BarsanoSt.-Sgt. Eitan Barak, 20, of Herzliya was killed at around 3 a.m. on Friday morning, becoming the first fatality since the IDF ground offensive began Thursday night. A combat soldier in the Nahal Brigade, the circumstances of his death were under investigation.Eitan Barak
