Following is a listing of the IDF soldiers killed in Operation Cast Lead which was launched on Shabbos, December 27, 2008. Phase two, the IDF ground forces incursion into Gaza began on motzei Shabbos, January 3, 2009 at 19:00.
Soldiers Killed in the line of duty in the Gaza operation
Day 9 of the operation, Sunday, January 4, 2009
1. Golani Brigade Staff-Sgt. Dvir Emanueliof, 22, from Givat Ze’ev
Day 10 of the operation, Monday, January 5, 2009 – mistaken tank fire
2. Golani Brigade Corporal Yousef Muadi, 19, from Haifa [a member of Druse community]
3. Golani Brigade Company Commander Major Dagan Wurtman, 32, from Maale Michmas
4. Deputy Company Commander Captain Yonatan Netanel, 26, from Kedumim
5. First-Sergeant Nitai Stern, 21, from Pisgat Ze’ev, Jerusalem
6. Combat Engineering Corps Staff-Sgt. Alexander Mashvitzky, 21, from Beersheva
Day 13 of the operation, Thursday, January 8, 2009
7. Kfir Brigade Company Commander Captain Ro’i Rosner, 27, from Cholon
8. Armored Corps soldiers Sergeant Amit Robinson, 20, from Kibbutz Magal
9. Golani office Captain Omer Rabinovitch, 23, from Arad.
Killed in Rocket Attacks since the start of Operation Cast Lead
1. Beber Vaknin, 58, from Netivot
2. Handi al-Mahdi, 27, from Rahat
3. Irit Sheetrit, 39, from Ashdod
4. An IDF warrant officer, Master Sergeant Lutfi Nasraldin from Dalyat el Carmel Nachal Oz attack
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Baruch Dayan Ha’emes. May Hashem avenge their blood swiftly.
I hope the families will find some comfort. I, for one, appreciate the sacrifice they have made for me.
#1 you know with the on goings and milchomo in gaza and rockets falling into israel , i am happy and appreciative as you indicated , of the soldiers who are sacrificing their lives for klal yisroel. yet i feel we are not doing enough for them. i am mispallel as i imagine you are for them ; however it is not enough.what more can we do?
B”D”E
May we only share good news.
May Hashem protect the Israeli Soldiers, civilians
and Klal Yisroel.
yiyasher koichacha for the list. If ywn could put a list of their fathers name as well so the oilam could learn l’iluy nishmasam. shkoiach
they are fighting for uson the battlefield, we have to put in at least the same amount of fighting in our tefillos and shmiras hamitzvos…theres two sides to this war
I have posted letters to the families of these kedoshim on theyeshivaworld, most under their obituaries.
Each one is a life.
An individual.
with a family.
Parents who love him.
Brothers, sisters, friends.
a man who is murdered at this age, without leaving children, is a tza’ar of monumental proportions.
for his family.
for his parents.
for his brothers, sisters and friends.
for the doros that were waiting to be born….
May their families have nechamos.
May they see much nachas from their remaining sons, daughters, and the friends that will forever talk about the Kadosh who was lost.
And KLAL YISROEL understand, that each and every neshoma is precious.
No matter what he is wearing.
No matter what he is saying.
No matter how he makes you look or feel.
Whether he can fight, or Whether he can learn.
Whether he can make brachos.
Or Whether he can only give brachos.
Whether he wears chassidish levush
Or Yeshivish levush
Or Bigdei Tzahal
or
Whether he hides behind the MASK of street clothing.
Our children our precious.
We want them all to come home.
No Matter What.
V’Ha’arev Na, HaShem Elokainu, Es Divrei Sorahsecha Befinu,
U’BEFIYOS AMCHA BEIS YISROEL
V’nehiyeh Anachnu,
V’Tze’etza’aynu
V’TZE’ETZA’AY AMCHA BEIS YISROEL
Kulanu Yod’ai Shemecha
V’Lomday Sorasecha
Lishma.
I heard From a Rav in Monsey, that every time you have kavana during this Bracha, You can turn around the life a Yid who you don’t know.
That is power.