The IDF released for publication on Friday the tragic deaths of another six IDF Soldiers killed fighting Hamas terrorists inside Gaza.
Sgt. First Class (res.) Yedidya Eliyahu, 25, from Karnei Shomron, was a soldier in the Combat Engineering Corps 8170th Battalion.
Staff Sergeant Itai Sa’adon HY”D, 21 years old, from the Galilee community of Har Halutz, was a tank commander in the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion
Captain Beni Wais HY”D, 22 years old, from Haifa, a platoon commander in the 195th Battalion, 460th Brigade, was killed in battle in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Major (res.) Uriah Mash HY”D, 41 years old, from Telamon, an armored fighter in the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Major (res.) Yehonatan Yosef Brand HY”D, 28 years old, from Jerusalem, an armored fighter in the 52nd Battalion, 401st Brigade, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
Maj. Gen. Gil Pishitz HY”D, 39 years old, plowing, tank driver in the 9th Battalion, 401st Brigade, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
The total number of soldiers killed since the start of the IDF’s ground incursion into Gaza is 25.
– Yair Nifousy HY”D from Adi.
– Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, of Druze village of Yanuh-Jat
– Lieutenant (res.) Yuval Zilber, H’yd, of Ramat Gan,
– Sgt. First Class Shalev Zion Sharabi, of Matna Omer
– Staff Sergeant Roei Wolf of Ramat Gan
– Staff Sergeant Lavi Lipschitz of Modiin
– Staff Sgt. Itai Yehuda, HY’d, of Rishon L’Tzion
– Staff Sgt. Shay Arvas, H’yd, of Holon.
– 2nd Lt. Pedayah Mark, H’yd, from the yishuv of Otniel in the Shomron
– 2nd Lt. Roi Sargosti, H’yd of Ramat Hanegev
– Lt. Ariel Reich, 24, from Jerusalem
– Cpl. Asif Luger, 21, from Yagur
– Sgt. Adi Danan, from Yavne
– Staff Sgt. Hallel Solomon, 20, from Dimona
– Staff Sgt. Erez Mishlovsky, 20, from Oranit
– Staff Sgt. Adi Leon, 20, from Nili
– Cpl. Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel Aviv
– Cpl. Lior Siminovich, 19, from Herzliya
– Staff Sgt. Roei Dawi, 20, from Jerusalem.
The total number of soldiers killed since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7th is now 341.
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YWN – you have the ranks of three of the four wrong. The four actually are:
Captain Beni Wais, HY”D
Master Sgt. (res.) Uriah Mash HY”D
Master Sgt. (res.) Yehonatan Yosef Brand HY”D
Sgt. Major (res.) Gil Pishitz HY”D
I checked since the ranks shown by YWN are quite senior – and while the loss of every soldier is a tragedy and is generally reported in Israeli media, the loss of such senior officers as described by YWN would have been major news – and this was not reported as such.
May their families have a Nechama and know no further tza’ar, and may Hashem avenge their blood – “V’nikeisi damam lo nikeisi – va Hashem shochen b’Tzion”
an Israeli Yid
HY”D X 1000
Hy”d!
How many more innocent lives until Israel stops this senseless war. Nothing to gain. All to lose.
Israel can bomb all the tunnels and more, but unfortunately Hammas will never go away. Its delusional to think otherwise. Israel knows it. The world knows it but the naive are fighting wo achieving anything.
Why not Send Bibi and his cohorts into the battlefield?
Its only the sweet revenge thats too bitter by now. Poor children thinking theyre on a mission from G d. Everything BUT.
1. Rank is death notices should be taken with a grain of salt since in the past they often gave posthumous promotions.
2. The war began with the several hundred soldiers killed during the initial attack, and there is no reason to play down numbers. People need to expect that this will very serious (even if the increase in anti-Semitism in America and Europe comes to nothing).
3. Based on past experience (e.g. the War of Independence), and experience of other countries in full scale wars, 50-100,000 deaths should be expected (1% of the population). American deaths in the world wars were less, but that is since the US entered “late”, and through use of nuclear weapons ended the second World War “early”. A multifront war, involving Iranian and Russian forces as well as Palestinians, would be more towards a higher end, possibly with high civilian losses.
Miriam – what are you smoking??? ISRAEL stop this war???
I’m not sure if you noticed, but Israel was kind of forced into this war by Hamas’ murderous attack on civilians on Simchas Torah morning. As Jews, we don’t follow the Christian concept of turning the other cheek – we have an obligation to stand up and defend Jewish lives – which is exactly what the Israeli army is doing now.
This is not a battle for revenge, and tere is no option for Israel to just “stop fighting” – it is absolutely 100% necessary to destroy as much of Hamas as possible – and while Israel does not deliberately target Arab civilians, the fact that so many of them are getting killed may cause them to act as a brake on future attacks on Israel.
I’m not sure if your defeatist attitude is real or if your just a troll (or one of Joseph’s sock puppets, for that matter), but just wow – it’s a good thing those of us here in Israel – including those of us who have children actually fighting now – don’t feel that way. We are fighting because we have a gift from HKB”H called Eretz Yisrael that is worth fighting for.
an Israeli Yid