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Operation Swords of Iron: These are the names of the fallen

This is a running tally that will get updated as the names are released.

by  ILH Staff
Published on  10-08-2023 12:07
Last modified: 10-19-2023 12:09
Operation Swords of Iron: These are the names of the fallen

Twenty-six soldiers lost their lives in the fighting | Background photo: AFP

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Over 900 Israelis were killed Saturday after the Hamas terror organization launched a surprise multi-front attack on Israel.

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The following soldiers died in the fighting:

Col. Jonathan Steinberg, 42, the commander of the Nahal Brigade, from Shomria.

Lt. Col. Sahar Machluf, 36, the commander of the 481st Signal Battalion, from Modiin.

Maj. Chen Buchris, 26, the deputy commander of Maglan, from Ashdod.

Maj. Amir Skuri, 31, a Sayeret Matkal soldier, from Jerusalem.

Cpt. Adir Ovadi, 23, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Modiin.

Cpt. Yotam Ben Bassat, 24, a commander in the Multidimensional Unit, from Bat Hefer.

Cpt. Arye Shlomo Ziering, 27, an Oketz officer, from Raanana.

Lt. Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Ashdod.

Lt. Yiftah Yaabetz, 23, a commander in Maglan, from Ramat Hasharon.

Lt. Menashe Yoav Maliev, 19, an officer in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Kiryat Ono.

Lt. Or Yosef Ran, 29, a commander in Duvdevan, from Itamar.

Cpl. Adi Gurman, 19, from Hogla.

Lt. (res.) Ido Edri, 24, an infantry officer, from Givaton.

2nd Lt. Adar Ben Simon, 20, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Neve Ziv.

2nd Lt. Yanai Kaminka, 20, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Tzur Hadassah.

Sgt. First Class Amir Fisher, 22, a Duvdevan soldier, from Tel Aviv.

Staff Sgt. Ofir Tzioni, 21, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Yokne'am Illit.

Staff Sgt. Omri Niv Feirstein, 20, a Home Front Command soldier, from Givatayim.

Staff Sgt. Yuval Ben Yaakov, 21, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Kfar Menahem.

Staff Sgt. Ido Harush, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Mitzpe Ramon.

Sgt. Or Asto, 21, a logistics NCO in Golani, from Beersheba.

Sgt. Afik Rosental, 20, a Maglan soldier, from Kfar Menahem.

Sgt. Eden Alon Levi, 19, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Nirit.

Sgt. Itay-El Marciano, 20, a Paratrooper, from Shoham.

Cpl. Dvir Lisha, 21, a Golani soldier, from Nitzan.

Cpl. Guy Bazak, 19, a Golani soldier, from Givatayim.

Cpl. Netanel Yang, 20, a Golani soldier from Tel Aviv.

Cpl. Adi Gurman, 19, a Unit 414 soldier.

Pvt. Neria Aharon Nagiri, 18, a Home Front Command soldier, from Talmon.

Pvt. Naama Buni, 19, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade.

Col. Roi Levy, 44, the commander of the Multidimensional Unit (Maglan), from Shavei Tzion

Lt. Col. Yonatan Tzur, 33, the commander of the Nahal Reconnaissance Battalion, from Kedumim

Maj. Avraham Hovlashvili , 26, an officer in Caracal, from Ashdod

Maj. Ido Yehoshua, 27, an Israeli Air Force instructor

Maj. (res.) Omri Michaeli, 35, a Duvdevan soldier, from Nes Tziona

Cpt. Arye Shlomo Tsering, 27, an Oketz officer, from Raanana

Lt. Shoham Tomer, 23, a Nahal officer, from Srigim

Lt. Itay Maor, 23, a Golani officer, from Rosh Haayin

Lt. Rom Shlomi, 23, a Shaldag officer, from Ganot

Sgt. Tomer Barak, 20, a Golani soldier, from Petah Tikva.

Sgt. First Class Vitaly Shipkevich, 21, an Egoz soldier, from Ariel

Sgt. First Class (res.) Tomer Dolev. 34, a Home Front Command soldier, from Ashkelon

Sgt. First Class Imri Belkin, 25, a Lotar instructor, from Ramat Hasharon.

Staff Sgt. Ilay Gamzu, 20, a paratrooper, from Ashdod

Staff Sgt. Ohad Cohen, 20, a Shaldag soldier, from Idan

Sgt. Itay-El Marciano, 20, a paratrooper, from Shoham

Cpl. Itamar Ayish, 19, a Home Front Command soldier, from Kiryat Gat

Cpl. Ori Loker, 19, a Golani soldier, from Pardes Hana-Karkur

Cpl. Yaron Zohar, 19, a Golani soldier, from Kiryat Ata

Cpl. Adir Tahar, 19, a Golani soldier, from Jerusalem

Cpl. Idan Raz, 20, a Golani soldier, from Ein HaMifratz.

Cpl. Lior Azizov, 20, a Golani soldier, from Kfar Silver.

Cpl. Roi Peri, 19, a Golani soldier, from Shoham.

Cpl. Shir Biton, 19, a medic in the Gaza Division, from Ashdod.

Cpl. Osher Shmia, 19, a soldier in the Gaza Division, from Beersheba.

Cpl. Shir Shlomo, 19, a Home Front Command soldier, from Netanya.

Sgt. Benyamin Lev, 23

Pvt. Ofir Davidian, 18, a logistics soldier in the Home Front Command, from Patish

Pvt. Lior Levy, 19, a soldier in the Home Front Command, from Dimona

Cpt. Tal Grushka, 25, a Nahal officer, from Kfar Saba

Maj. Amir Skuri, 31, a Sayeret Matkal soldier, from Jerusalem

Maj. Ariel Ben Moshe, 27, a Sayeret Matkal commander

Lt. Shilo Cohen, 24, a Shaldag soldier, from Sderot

Lt. Shoham Tomer, 23, a Nahal officer, from Srigim

Warrant Officer Ido Rosental, 45, a Shaldag soldier, from Beit She'an

First Sgt. Aharon Farash, 36, a logistics NCO, from Ofakim

Staff Sgt. Roi Weiser, 21, a Golani soldier, from Efrat

Staff Sgt. Adir Gauri, 20, a Sayeret Matkal soldier, from Jerusalem

Staff Sgt. Guy Simchi, 20, a Paratrooper, from Gedera

Cpl. Shira Shochat, 19, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut

Staff Sgt. Or Mizrahi, 21, a Nahal soldier, from Petah Tikva

Cpl. Ariel Eliyahu, 19, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Mitzpe Yeriho

Cpl. Danit Cohen, 19, a soldier in the IDF Southern Command

Cpl. Amit Gueta, 21, a Maglan soldier, from Rehovot

Cpl. Itamar Ayish, 19, a Home Front Command soldier, from Kiryat Gat.

Lt. Col. Eli Ginsburg, 42, a Shayetet 13 officer, from Dovrat.

Maj. Peleg Salem, 30, a logistics officer, from Netanya.

Maj. Ido Yisrael Shani, 29, the deputy commander of the Nahal reconnaissance unit, from Ramat Gan.

Maj. Roi Chapel, 25, a Nahal commander, from Zichron Yaakov.

Cpt. (res) Roi Nagri, 28, a Lotar unit commander, from Tel Aviv.

Cpt. (Res.) Meir David Haim, 31, a Sayeret Matkal soldier, from Jerusalem.

Cpt. Raz Peretz, 24, a Golani commander, from Afula.

Lt. Itay Cohen, 22, a Yahalom commander, from Rehovot.

Lt. Nitai Omer, a Combat Engineering officer 22, from Alumim.

Lt. Alina Pravosudova, 23, a Home Front Command officer, from Haifa.

Lt. Eden Nimri, 22, a commander in the Artillery Corps' drone unit.

Lt. Dekel Suisa, 21, a Golani commander, from Bar Giora.

2nd Lt. Yonatan Guttin, 20, a signals officer in the Multidomain Unit, from Modiin.

Staff Sgt. Orel Moshe, 21, a Golani soldier, from Rechasim.

Staff Sgt. Yosef Itamar Beruchim, 20, a paratrooper, from Ashdod.

Staff Sgt. Tshager Taka, 21, a Golani soldier, from Jerusalem.

Staff Sgt. Nave Eliezer Lex, 21, a Sayeret Matkal soldier, from Lod.

Staff Sgt. Alexander Masli, 21, a Combat Engineering technician, from Afula.

Staff Sgt. Tal Levi, 21, a Nahal soldier, from Jerusalem.

Sgt. Ben Rubenstein, 20, a Lotar unit instructor, from Hod Hasharon.

Sgt. Yaron Uri Shay, 21, a Nahal soldier, from Kadima Zoran.

Sgt. Rotem Dushi, 20, a Paratrooper, from Shimshit.

Sgt. Or Malka, 21, a COGAT soldier, from Acre.

Sgt. Yakir Levi, 21, a Golani soldier, from Moreshet.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Moshe Danino, 21

Staff Sgt. Yaad Ben Yaakov, 20, a Golani soldier, from Petah Tikva

Staff Sgt. Max Ravinov, 21, a Unit 414 soldier, from Ashdod.

Cpl. Adir Tahar, 19, a Golani soldier, from Jerusalem.

Cpl. Amit Tzur, 19, a Golani soldier, from Elyachin.

Cpl. Ili Bar Sadeh, 19, a Golani soldier, from Ramat Gan.

Pvt. Lior Levy, 19, a soldier in the Home Front Command, from Dimona.

Pvt. Ili Ezer, 18, from Shefayim.

Sgt. First Class Yosef Malachi Guedalia, 22, a Duvdevan soldier, from Jerusalem.

Cpl. Ram Meir Batito, 19, a Golani soldier, from Netanya.

Staff Sgt. Adi Tzur, 20, a Golani soldier, from Jerusalem.

Cpl. Amir Lavi, 19, a Nahal soldier, from Jerusalem.

Cpl. Uriel Segal, 19, a Golani soldier, from Petah Tikva.

Cpl. Segev Schwartz, 20

Maj. Mordecai Shamir, 29, an officer in the Infantry Corps, from Yakir.

Sgt. Evyatar Ohayon, 22, a Golani soldier, from Jerusalem.

Master Sgt. (res.) Yuval Gabai, 35, a commander in the Border Defense Corps.

Sgt. Amichay Yaakov Vaninu, 22, a Maglan commander, from Katzrin.

Cpl. Ofir Testa, 21, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Jerusalem.

Staff Sgt. David Retner, 20, a Golani soldier, from Ashdod.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Golan, a soldier in the 7th Armored Brigade, from Yehud.

Cpt. Hadar Kama, 24, a Sayeret Matkal soldier, from Givat Shapira.

Cpl. Hallel Shmuel Saadan, a Nahal soldier, from Barkai.

Staff Sgt Yogev Aharon, 20, a Golani soldier from Pardes Hana.

Sgt. Itay Nahmias, 20, a Multidomain Unit soldier, from Yesha.

Cpl. Ariel Ohana, 19, a Paratrooper, from Revadim.

Chief Inspector Avi Tzidon, the deputy head of the patrol unit at the Ofakim station.

Sergeant Major David Ben Dayan, a patrolman from the Sderot station.

Sergeant Major Yaron Moris Dayan, a patrolman in the Lachish District.

Master Sergeant Eliran Abarjil, an officer in the coordination of the enforcement operations unit.

The Shin Bet security agency said five of its agents and veterans were killed in the attacks:

Yossi Tahar

Maor Shalom

Amir Wax

Ili Nahman

Ido Edri

The Israel Fire and Rescue Services said that several firefighters were killed by Hamas. The dead include:

Cpt. Shalom Tzaban, head of the Kiryat Gat station

Yevgeny Galsky, a senior firefighter from the Netivot station

Sgt. Maj. Arik Yehudah Marziano, team commander of the Kiryat Gat station

Some 15 Israelis were murdered in the village of Netiv HaAsara:

Amit Wax

Yigael Wax

Adi Baharav

Tal Keren

Oren Stern

Ruti Akuni

Aryeh Akuni

Or Akuni

Orit Molcho

Shlomi Molcho

Nurit Berger

Hevik Segel

Marina Almagor

Gil Ta'aseh

Dani Wabak

More civilian victims include:

Aharon Haimov, senior paramedic and ambulance driver, Ofakim

Hana Ben Artzi, 70, from the Kfar Aviv agricultural community near Ashdod

Omry Ram, from the Gederot Regional Council

Tzur Saidi, from the Gederot Regional Council

Avid Halevi, from the Gederot Regional Council

Talia Marcel, from Kiryat Arba

Ofir Lipstein, head of the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council

Elchanan Kalmanson, from Otniel

Yehonatan Hajbi, from Yakhini

Yazan Zakaria Abu Jama, from Arara

Fatima Altilakat, from Arara

Malek Ibrahim Alkra'an, from Alba'at

Jawad Ibrahim Alkra'an, from Alba'at

Amin Akal Alkra'an, from Alba'at

Mahmoud Diab Alkra'an, from Alba'at

Faiza Abu Sabaakh, from Kukhleh

May Zuheir Abu Sabaakh, from Kukhleh

Dalia Abu Madyam, from Rahat

Sami Gergewi, from Segev Shalom

Sami Gergewi, from Segev Shalom

Odaya Swissa, from Sderot

Dolev Swissa, from Sderot

Shani Louk, an Israeli-German woman

Yosef Tohar, from Bitzaron

Ilay Nachman, from Even Yehuda

Moshe Ohayon, from Ofakim

Eliad Ohayon, from Ofakim

Sivan Alkabetz, from Ashdod

Naor Hassidim, from Ashdod

Liel Itach, from Anatot

Nir Nikita Popov

Tal Ayalon, from Kfar Aza

Dvir Karp, from Re'im

Amit Gabay, from Re'im

Yuval Gabay, from Re'im

Feber Asaf, from Re'im

Varda Haramati, from Re'im

Shlomi Mathias, from Holit

Shachar Mathias, from Holit

Meir Elharar, from Holit

Liz Elharar, from Holit

Lili Kaisman, from Holit

Rolan Sultan, from Holit

Ronit Sultan, from Holit

Moshe Ridler, from Holit

Petro Busko, from Holit

Tehila Katabi, from Holit

Haim Katzman, from Holit

Tom Gudu, from Kissufim

Gina Smiatiz, from Kissufim

Ofer Ron, from Kissufim

Menuha Hulati, from Kissufim

Sa'ar Margolins, from Kissufim

Eti Zak, from Kissufim

Sagi Zak, from Kissufim

Ofik Erzi, from Nir Yitzhak

Yaron Shachar, from Nir Yitzhak

Ido Huvra, from Sufa

Bernard Cohen, from Sufa

Ofir Erez, from Sufa

Reuven Shishportish, from Shlomit

Aviad Cohen, from Shlomit

Yedidya Raziel, from Kerem Shalom

Dan Asulin, from Mivtahim

Hen Ben Avi, from Mivtahim

Dor Nachum, from Mivtahim

Tal Maman, from Mivtahim

Gil Avital, from Yesha

Lior Ben Yaakov, from Yesha

Itay Nachmias, from Yesha

Yehuda Kader, from Ein Habesor

Ido Flaisher, from Magen

Dudi Turgeman, from Sde Nitzan

Avi Tzidun, from Yuval

Rudi Skrisavsky, from Ohad

Stam Kimchi, from Talmei Yosef

The names and ranks of the Israel Police officers who died in combat were also released.

Deputy superintendent Ge-ar Davidov, commander Rahat station, Southern Region

Deputy superintendent Yitzhak Bazooka Shvili, commander Regev Shalom station, Southern Region

Superintendent Vadim Blich, a commander in the coordination of enforcement operations unit

Superindentent Martin Kozmichekis, 'M' division in coordination of enforcement operations

Superintendent Shlomo Moshe El, officer in special division in fighting terror, special police unit

Superintendent Nisim Lugasi, deputy commander, rural assault unit from Southern Region

Superintendent Amin Ohonadov, team commander in Yoav unit, Southern Region

Chief Inspector Stas Shainkman, a member of the Yamam counter-terror unit

Inspector Andrei Poshivi, town station patrol officer, Southern Region

Inspector Alexei Shamklov, officer in the special unit for combating terrorism, (special police unit)

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Meir Abragil, Sderot station investigation coordinator, Southern Region

Sergeant Major Chen Nahmias, sniper in the special unit for combating terrorism, (special police unit)

Sergeant Major Roman Gendel, Lt. instructor, tactical division Border Police

Sergeant Major Yehuda Kedar, non-commisioned officer, Eshkol Ein Habesor, Southern Border Police

Sergeant Major Roni Avuharon, Rahat detective, Southern Region

Sergeant Major Adir Shlomo, head of logistics headquarters at Sderot station, Southern Region

Sergeant Major Yigal Iluz, bomb sapper, Southern Region

Sergeant Major Denis Belkin, a patrolman at the Sderot station

Advanced Staff Sergeant Major Bar Sivan, fighter in the special unit for combating terrorism, special police unit

Advanced Staff Sergeant Alon Barad, investigator in Rahat station, Southern Region

Advanced Staff Sergeant Alexei Borodovsky, Negev Yasam patrol, Southern Region

Advanced Staff Sergeant Vitaly Karsik, forensics department crime scene investigator, Tel Aviv Region

Advanced Staff Sergeant Alec Pozniakov, detective Magen unit, Southern Region

Advanced Staff Sergeant Melik Karim, investigator Beersheba station, Southern Region

Advanced Staff Sergeant Yorai Eliyahu Cohen, fighter in special unit for combating terrorism, special police unit

First Sergeant Dvora Avraham, a patrolwoman at the Ofakim station

Staff Sergeant Major Dror Elton, sapper in special unit for combating terrorism, special police unit

Staff Sergeant Yaakov Shlomo Karsninski, fighter in undercover unit, Southern Border police

Staff Sergeant Major Elior Yifrach, detective

Sergeant Major Avi Buzaglo, detective Rahat station, Southern Region

Sergeant Major Michael Lizmi, detective Beersheba station, Southern Region

Sergeant Major Shai El Knafo, town patrol, Southern Region

Staff Sergeant Aliona Astafniko, town patrol Ofakim, Southern Region

Police chief Ravit Hana Assiyag, fighter, interior security, Southern Border Patrol

Chief Inspector Avraham Henkin, a member of the Yamam counter-terror unit.

Master Sergeant Uriel Avraham, a member of the Negev Yasam patrol unit

Master Sergeant Eliyahu Michael Harush, a patrolman at the Sderot station.

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