Fallen soldiers

IDF Menashe Brigade reservist dies from wounds sustained in Gaza fighting

The IDF said that Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Asael Babad, 38, was severely injured during combat in Rafah on October 19 of last year.

Sergeant-Major (res.) Asael Babad.
First Funeral, 2023

Voices of October 7: Ben Zussman z”l final words

IDF soldiers demolish the home of terrorist Jamil Samara in Burkin, October 22, 2025.

IDF forms committee to review commemoration, legacy of fallen soldiers

Major Eyal Avnion leading his troops.

The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l


Ex hostage Liri Albag eulogizes former classmate, killed soldier St. Sgt. Raver

Raver and three others were killed when a bomb detonated, causing a building to collapse on the troops.

 A rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, March 29, 2025.

IDF announces four soldiers killed, one seriously wounded in Khan Yunis explosion

The names of two soldiers were cleared for publication on Saturday. Their families have been notified.

 IDF soldiers Yoav Raver, Chen Gross, Uri Yehonatan Cohen, and Tom Rotstein fell in the Gaza Strip, June 2025.

Families of three IDF soldiers killed in Gaza donate their organs for transplants

The families of Omar Van Gelder, Lior Steinberg, and Alon Farkas, three soldiers killed in Gaza this week, have agreed to donate their organs.

Hands holding green organ transplant awareness ribbon (illustrative).

Hundreds in attendance as slain Israeli soldier Alon Farkas laid to rest

“You were always at the center of things, smiling and leaving your mark wherever you went," a representative of the IDF said.

 Family and friends of Israeli soldier St.-Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Alon Farkas attend his funeral in Pardes Hanna, June 5, 2025

IDF announces contracting co. employee killed in northern Gaza

David Libi leaves behind his parents and seven siblings.

 David Libi, a contractor working on IDF engineering projects, was killed in Gaza on May 29, 2025.

IDF makes consistent progress against Hamas, but strategic picture remains murky

Military kills another Hezbollah commander • Soldier killed in Gaza • Air defense shoots down rocket from Gaza

 IDF soldiers continue their ground operations in northern Gaza May 17, 2025

IDF announces death of Staff-Sergeant Danilo Mocanu

Staff-Sergeant Danilo Mocanu served in the IDF's 82nd Battalion, part of the 7th Brigade.

 Staff-Sergeant Danilo Mocanu, 20, who fell in combat in Gaza, May 21, 2025.

Honoring fallen friends: Soldier’s mark tributes to fallen friends through service and memory

"His memory is what keeps me going. It reminds me that our service is about more than just our lives—it’s about the legacy we leave."

 Lt. P drew a photograph of her friend, Staff sergeant Nehoray Levi Amitay z"l and his girlfriend.

IDF locates body of soldier who died in 1949, was buried as part of mass IDF grave

A ceremony will be held in Rehovot, at which Gessner's name will be added to the headstone of the collective burial site containing all three bodies, the IDF confirmed.

 Private Arthur Gessner, who fell in combat in April 1949.

Fallen Hebrew Israelite soldier posthumously given Israeli citizenship

Sgt. Elishai Young fell in battle in the Gaza Strip in October 2024.

 Sergeant Elishai Young was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip and was a member of the African Israelites community of Dimona, October 20, 2024.