Israel at war: The names and faces of Israel's fallen heroes

Over a thousand Israelis were killed on Saturday, October 7, in the midst of the Simchat Torah holiday. The Jerusalem Post pays tribute to them.

 Remembering those who were killed in mega terrorist attack (photo credit: Canva)
Remembering those who were killed in mega terrorist attack
(photo credit: Canva)

The following is a list of the Israelis who were murdered in the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7:

 Major Ofer Yosef Ran, of the Duvdevan unit, killed on October 7th by Hamas  (credit: COURTESY OF FAMILY)
Major Ofer Yosef Ran, of the Duvdevan unit, killed on October 7th by Hamas (credit: COURTESY OF FAMILY)

-Major Ofer Yosef Ran

Major Ofer Yosef Ran, from Itamar, of the Duvdevan unit, was born and raised in the hills of Itamar, recipient of numerous commendations and "the grandson of the pioneering settlers of Samaria, Shrona and Avri Ran," according to a statement.

 Col. Jonathan Steinberg, commanding officer of the Nahal Infantry Brigade (credit: IDF)
Col. Jonathan Steinberg, commanding officer of the Nahal Infantry Brigade (credit: IDF)

-Col. Jonathan Steinberg

Murdered by Hamas terrorists near the Keren Shalom crossing on the Gaza border.  He was the commanding officer of the Nahal Infantry Brigade.

 Aharon Chaimov, MDA medic who was killed during Hamas attack (credit: MDA)
Aharon Chaimov, MDA medic who was killed during Hamas attack (credit: MDA)

-Aharon Chaimov

Murdered in a Magen David Adom ambulance on his way to treat the wounded in his hometown of Ofakim.

- Capt. Adir Abudi

Abudi was 23 years old, from Modi'in, a military policeman in the Home Front.

- Captain Yotam Ben Bassat

Best was 24 years old, from Bat Hefer, and a commander in the Multidimensional Unit.

- Sergeant Ofir Zioni

21 years old, Mikneam Illit, squad commander in the 51st Battalion, Golani.

-Sergeant Adar Ben Simon

20 years old, Maneva Ziv, military officer in the Home Front.

- Sergeant Or Asto

21 years old, from Be'er Sheva, logistics NCO in the 51st battalion.

- Lt. Col. Sahar Mahlouf

36 years old, from Modi'in, 481 Communications Headquarters.

- Sergeant Afik Rosenthal

20 years old, from Kfar Menachem, a fighter in the Commando Brigade.

- Sergeant Major Yanai Kaminka

20 years old, from the Hadassah siege, a member of the Home Front Army.

- Lieutenant Or Mozes

22 years old, from Ashdod, Sgt.

- Sergeant Omri Niv Feirstein

20 years old, from Givatayim, search and rescue soldier in the Home Front.

- Corporal Dvir Lisha, 21 years old

From Manitzan, a soldier in the Golani 51st Battalion.

- Sergeant Eden Alon Levy

19 years old, from Nirit, solder in the Home Front.

- Sergeant Yuval Ben Yaakov

21 years old, lives in Kfar Menachem, a soldier in the 77th Battalion.

- Corporal Guy Bazak

19 years old, from Givatayim, a soldier in the 51st Battalion.

- Private Neria Aharon Negri

18 years old, from Talmon, a search and rescue soldier in the Home Front.

- Private Naama Aharon Nuni,

19 years old, from Afula, Personal Affairs NCO in the 77th Battalion.

- Lieutenant Yeftah Yebetz

23 years old, from Ramat Hasharon, officer in Maglan.

- Sergeant Ido Harosh

From Mitzpe Ramon, a fighter in the 77th Battalion.

- Second Lieutenant Yoav Maliev

19 years old, from Kiryat Ono, battalion liaison officer in the 77th Battalion.

- Corporal Nathaniel Young

20 years old, from Tel Aviv, a soldier in the 13th Battalion.

- Major Chen Buchris

26 years old, from Ashdod, deputy commander of the Commando Brigade
- Captain Or Yosef Ran
29 years old, from Itamar, squad commander in Commando Unit.

- Corporal Adi Gruman,

19 years old, from Hogla, collection fighter in the 414th battalion.

- Major General Amir Fisher

22 years old, from Tel Aviv, a soldier in the Commando Unit.

- Lieutenant (res.) Ido Edri

24 years old, from Gibton, an officer in the infantry.

- Deputy Superintendent JR Davidov

Commander of Rahat Station, South District.

- Deputy Superintendent Yitzhak Bazoka Shvili

Commander of the Segev Shalom station, southern district.

- Superintendent Martin Kuzmicsaks

Commander in the Directorate of Coordination of Enforcement Operations (MTPA).

- Commander Shlomo Moshe El

Officer in the Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (YMM).

- Inspector Nissim Logsi

Deputy Commander of the Rural Assault Unit of the Southern Military Police.

- Commander Amin Okhundov,

Team commander in the Yoav unit, South District.
 Andrey Poshibi (credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Andrey Poshibi (credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

- Inspector Andrey Poshibi

Patrol Officer, Yoav Unit  Station, South District.

- Inspector Alexey Shamkov

Officer in the special unit for combating terrorism.
- Command Sergeant Major Meir Abergel
Sderot Station Investigations Coordinator, South District.

- Senior Master Sergeant Chen Nahmias

A sniper in the Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (YMM).

- Senior Master Sergeant Yehuda Kader

Eshkol Ein Hashour NCO of the Southern Military District.

- Senior Sergeant Roni Abuharon

Detective at Rahat Station, South District.

- Senior Master Sergeant Adir Shlomo

Head of logistics staff at Sderot Station, South District.

- Senior Sergeant Major Yigal Iloz

South District Saboteur.

- Advanced Master Sergeant Bar Sivan

Officer in the Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (YMM).

- Advanced Master Sergeant Alexey Borodovsky

Patrol officer at YSM Negev, South District.

- Advanced Master Sergeant Vitali Kersi

Crime scene investigator Tel Aviv District Forensic Investigation Department
- Advanced Master Sergeant Alik Pozniakov
Detective in the Magen unit, South District.

- Advanced Master Sergeant Malik Karim

Researcher at Beer Sheva Station, South District.

- Advanced Master Sergeant Yorai Eliyahu Cohen

Officer in the Special Unit for Combating Terrorism

- First Sergeant Major Dror Elton

Officer in the Special Unit for Combating Terrorism

- First Sergeant Yaacov Shlomo Krasninski

Officer in the undercover unit of the Southern Military District.

- First Sergeant Major Elior Yafarah

Central Unit Detective (YMR) Negev, South District.

- Master Sergeant Avi Bozaglu

Detective at Rahat Station, South District.

- Master Sergeant Michael Lizmi

Detective at the Beer Sheva station, South District.

- Staff Sergeant Shay El Knafo

Eirat Station, South District.

- First Sergeant Aliona Estepanko

Patrol officer at Ofakim Station, South District.

- Ravit Hana Essig

Officer of the BTP unit in the Southern MGB.

- Roei Weiser

IDF soldier, resident of Efrat.

- Corporal Amin Ahondov

Police officer, resident of Ofakim.

- Sergeant Major Alon Barad

Police officer, resident of Be'er Sheva

- Yossi Tahar

Security, resident of Bitzaron.

- Maor Shalom

Security, resident of Arugot.

- Illi Nachman

Security, resident of Even Yehuda.

- Amit Veks

Pensioner of the Shin Bet, resident of Netiv Hashayara.

- Ido Edri

Security, resident of Gibton.

- Maj.-Gen. Roman Gandel

Police officer and Border Guard for the Border Police, resident of Lod.

- Supt. Amin Ochdanov

Israel Police officer

- Ch.-Insp. Stanislav Sheinkman

Israel Police officer

- Insp. Andrei Poshivei

Israel Police officer

- Sr.-NCO Meir Abargil

Israel Police officer

- Sr.-St.-Sgt.-Maj. Dennis Belkin

Israel Police officer

- St.-Sgt.-Maj. Elior Ifrach

Israel Police officer

- Yaron Shai

IDF soldier, son of former minister Yizhar Shai

- Lt. Col. Eli Ginsberg

Officer in Lotar 42 years old, from Dovrat

- Private Lior Levy

Officer in Home Front Command Southern Division, 19 years old, from Dimona

- Corporal Adir Tahar

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, Golani Brigade, 19 years old, from Jerusalem

- Sgt. Orel Moshe

Soldier in the 12th Battalion, Golani Brigade, 21 years old, from Rekhasim

- Major Peleg Salem

Logistics officer of the 460th Brigade, 30 years old, from Netanya

- Corporal Amit Tzur

Soldier in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade, 19 years old, from Elyakhin

- Corporal Ili Bar Sade

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, Golani Brigade, 19 years old, from Ramat Gan

- Lt. Itai Cohen

Commander in Yahalom,  Israeli Combat Engineering Corps, 22 years old, from Rehovot

- Sergeant Ben Rubinstein

Soldier in Lotar, 20 years old, from Hod Hasharon

- Sergeant Yaron Uri Shay

Soldier in Sayeret Nahal, 21 years old, from Kadima Zoran

- Capt. (res.) Roi Negri

Inspector at the Loter School, 28 years old, from Tel Aviv

- Sergeant Yosef Itamar Brouchim

Company sergeant major in the Paratroopers, 20 years old, from Ashdod

- Lt. Nitai Amar

 Divisional engineering officer, 22 years old, from Alumim

- Sergeant Yonatan Gutin, ICT officer in the Rabbimad unit, 20 years old, from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reot

- Sergeant Tashgar Teka, 

Commander in the 51st Battalion, Golani Brigade, 21 years old, from Jerusalem

- Sergeant Neve Eliezer Lex, 

Soldier in Sayeret Matkal 21 years old, from Lod

- Private Ilay Ezer

Soldier in 143rd (Gaza) Division Headquarters, 18 years old, from Shefayim

- Sgt. Yakir Levi

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, 21 years old, from Moreshet

- Staff sergeant Daniel Moshe Danino

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, 21 years old, from Haifa

- Lieutenant Dekel Swisa

Platoon commander in the 13th Battalion, 23 years old, from Bar-Giyora

 Shir Biton (credit: MDA)
Shir Biton (credit: MDA)

- Corporal Shir Biton

Medic in the Northern Gaza Brigade, 19 years old, from Ashdod

- Sergeant Binyamin Lev

Soldier in the 202nd Battalion, 23 years old, from Jerusalem

- Staff sergeant Yaad Ben Yaakov

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, 20 years old, from Petah Tikva

- Corporal Osher Shemaya

Soldier in 143rd (Gaza) Division Headquarters, 19 years old, from Beersheba

- Corporal Shir Shlomo

Operations soldier in the southern district of Home Front Command, 19 years old, from Netanya

- Captain Raz Perez

Commander of Administrative Assistance Company in the 51st Battalion, 24 years old, from Afula

- Staff sergeant Max Rubinov

Soldier in the 414th Field Intelligence Battalion, 21 years old, from Ashdod

- Major Ido Yisrael Shani

Deputy commander of Sayeret Nahal, 29 years old, from Ramat Gan

- Staff sergeant Amichai Yaakov Vanino

Squad commander in Maglan reconnaissance unit, 22 years old, from Katzrin

- Corporal Ofir Testa

Tank soldier in the 77th Battalion, 21 years old, from Jerusalem

- Staff sergeant David Rotner

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, 20 years old, from Ashdod

- Staff sergeant Yonatan Golan

Tank commander in the 77th Battalion, 21 years old, from Yehud Monosson

- Captain Hadar Kama

Officer in Sayeret Matkal, 24 years old, from Givat Shapira

- Corporal Hallel Shlomo Saadon

Soldier in Sayeret Nahal, 21 years old, from Barkai

- Staff sergeant Yogav Aharon

Soldier in the 51st Battalion, 20 years old, from Pardes Hanna

- Sergeant Itay Nahmias

Soldier in the Multidimensional Unit, 20 years old, from Yesha

- Corporal Ariel Ohana

Soldier in the 890th Battalion, 19 years old, from Ravadim

- Corporal Erez Ariel

Soldier in the 13th Battalion, 19 years old, from Amka

- Master sergeant (res.) Tal Maman

Town defender, 38 years old, from Mivtahim

- Major Tal Cohen

Soldier in Sayeret Matkal, 30 years old, from Ganei Tal

- Master sergeant (res.) Lior Ben Yaakov

Deputy military security coordinator of his town, 44 years old, from Yesha

- Corporal Sivan Simcha Asraf

Communications coordinator, 20 years old, from Ashkelon

- Staff sergeant Amit Feld

Soldier in the Egoz Unit, 21 years old, from Haifa

- Sergeant Tomer Barak

Soldier in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade, 20 years old, from Petah Tikva

- Sergeant first class Omri Belkin

Counter terrorism unit instructor, 25 years old, from Ramat Hasharon

- Sergeant first class Yosef Malachi Gedalia

Soldier in the Duvdevan Unit, 22 years old, from Jerusalem

- Corporal Ram Meir Batito

Soldier in the 51st Battalion, 19 years old, from Netanya

- Staff sergeant Adi Tzur

Soldier in the 51st Battalion, 20 years old, from Jerusalem

- Corporal Amir Lavi

Soldier in the 50th Battalion, 19 years old, from Jerusalem

- Corporal Uriel Segel

Cook in the 51st Battalion, 19 years old, from Petah Tikva

- Corporal Segev Schwartz

Soldier in the 50th Battalion, 20 years old, from Beit She'an

- Major Mordechai Shamir

Officer from the Headquarters of Chief Infantry and Paratroopers Officer, 29 years old, from Yakir

- Sergeant Evyatar Ohayon

Ambulance driver from the 51st Battalion, 22 years old, from Jerusalem

- Master sergeant (res.) Yuval Gabai

Squad commander in the light infantry battalion, 35 years old, from Rehovot

- Chief-Inspector Avi Zidon

Deputy head of the Ofakim Sation patrol office.

- Sergeant Major David Ben-Dayan

Traffic patrol officer in Sderot.

- Sergeant Major Yaron Morris Dayan

Lakhish, South District.

- Major Eliran Abergel

Police officer in the Directorate of Coordination of Enforcement Operations (MTPA).

-Officer Roei Nahari

IDF's 202nd Paratroopers' Brigade.

-Staff-Sergeant Major Avshalom Yair Peretz

Fighter in the YAMAM counterterrorism unit.

-Staff-Sergeant Major Mor Shkuri

Police officer in Sderot, southern district.

-Itay Yehoshua

Officer in the Shin Bet.

-Omer Gavra

Officer in the Shin Bet.

-Smadar Mor Idan

Officer in the Shin Bet.

-Dolev Amoyel

21 years old from Netanya, Sergeant in the 13th Battalion, Golani

-Noam Abramowitz

19 years old from the Givat Brenner kibbutz, 414th Battalion in the Border Guard Corps

-Ilay Adani

21 years old, Lieutenant from Tal Mond, a combat officer

-Ido Binenstock

19-years-old from Ramat Gan, a Corporal in the 13th Brigade, Golani

Vadim Blich-Major Eli Zissar

27 years old, from Givat Ela, patrol officer

-Dvir Zakai

20-years-old from Tiberias, a Sargent from the 13th battalion, Golani

-Itamar Cohen

19-years-old from Karmiel, Corporal in the 13th battalion, Golani

-Tomer Yaakov Mizrahi

21-years-old, Sargent in the Nahal patrol

-Sahar Midani

20-years-old, Sargent from Kiryat Ekron in the 13th battalion, Golani

-Emil Samoilov

22 years old, from Haifa, a corporal and a facility security guard at a military training center

-Major Bekor Sweid

32-years-old, from Shlomit, a member of the alert squad in Shlomit

-Amichai Shimon Rubin

23-years-old from Acre and a Corporal in the 51st battalion, Golani

-Yedidiya Moshe Raziel

31 years old, Major-General from Kerem Shalom, member of a squad on standby in Kerem Shalom

-Ben Bronstein

24-years-old from Holon, a Captain in the Dovdevan unit, the commando brigade

-St.-Sgt.-Maj. Itay Yehuda Bausi

IDF's Elite Duvdevan commando unit

-Sargeant Adam Agmon

IDF's 450th Brigade

-Sargeant Aviad Revlin

IDF soldier

-Warr. Ofc. Reuven Shishfortish

IDF reservist

-Pvt. Mia Viallovo Polo

IDF's 414th Battalion

-Pvt. Yonatan Elezri

IDF soldier

-St.-Sgt. Aviel Malekmo

IDF Egoz unit fighter

-Sargeant Daniel Schperver

IDF soldier

-Sergeant Naor Siboni

-Pvt. Yam Amar

-St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Liran Almosnino

-Cpl. Karin Schwartzmann 

-Cpl. Shimon Lugasi

-Sergeant Valentin Genesia

-Cpl. Nativ Kotzro

-Sergeant Barak Ben-David

-Pvt. Binyamin Gavriel Yonah

-Sergeant Itay Ofek Glisko

-Warr. Ofc. (res.) Ilan Fiorentino

-Cpl. Or Avital

-St.-Sgt. Daniel Kasbechuk

-St.-Sgt. Shoham Bar

-Pvt. Hadar Miriam Cohen

-Warr. Ofc. Sahar Tal

-Cpl. Yar Leiboshor

-Sergeant Dvir Haim Rassler

-Cpl. Habib Kian

-Sergeant Noa Preis

-Warr. Ofc. (res.) Aviad Gad Cohen

-Sergeant Yarin Marie Peled

-Sergeant Neria Ben-David

-Cpl. Amir Eyal

-St.-Sgt. Yishai Fittousi

-St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Noam Slutkiy 

-Cpl. Boaz Menashe Yogev

-Sergeant Shahaf Nissani

-Border Police Insp. Kim Dukarker

- Sergeant Major Deborah Avraham

- Special Counter-Terrorism Unit Stas Sheinkman

- Col. Roi Levy

- Sgt. (Res.) Matanya Alster

- Lt. Col. Elim Saad

- Lt. Col. Jawad Ammer

- Major General (res.) Gilad Molcho

- Sgt. Itamar Ben Yehuda, 21 years old, from Rehovot, class commander in the 13th Battalion, Golani Brigade Sergeant

- Major (res.) Avraham Fleischer, 63 years old

- Sgt. Daniel Bezgodov, 22 years old, from Afula, Nahal Brigade

- Col. (res.) Leon Bar, 53 years old, Magdera, a senior officer in the IOS division

- Sgt. Anar Elkim Shapira, 22 years old, from Jerusalem, Nahal brigade

- Sergeant Shlomo Rashtnikov, 20 years old, from Haifa, 51st battalion, Golani brigade

- Major (res.) Aviv Baram, 33 years old, from Kfar Gaza, a member of the alert squad

- Capt. (Resp.) Avraham Hananal Handi, 37 years old, from Kfar Gaza, lieutenant, National Guard 

- Corporal Nachman Dekal, 20 years old, from Holon, 50th Battalion, Nahal Brigade 

- Sergeant Uri Karmi, 20 years old, from Rishon Lezion, 13th Battalion, Golani Brigade

- Sergeant Major (Res) Gil Avital, 56 years old, Misha, member of the alert class 

- Sergeant Binyamin Blai, 20 years old, from Rehovot, a driver in the Southern Brigade

- Police officer Aharon Arthur Markovici, an Acquisition Committee coordinator in the Acquisition and Sales Department

-Sergeant Yarin Peled, IDF soldier and MDA volunteer

Additional casualties from the Shin Bet:

Itai Yehoshua

Omer Gebra

Samdar Mor Idan

Additional civilian casualties:

Some 15 Israelis were murdered in the village of Netiv HaAsara: Amit and Yigal and Waks, Oren Stern, Shlomi and Ayelet Molcho, Chweik Segal, Gil Ta'asa, Adi Baharav, Tal Keren, Ruti, Aryeh and Or Akuni, Nurit Bregel, Marina Almabegor, and Dani Webek.

Ofir Libstein

Head of the Shaar HaNegev Regional Council killed during a shootout with terrorists.

Lieutenant Tafsar Shalom Tsavan

Commander of the Kiryat Gat fire station.

Firefighter Yevgeni Galsky.

Firefighter, Major Eric Yehuda Marziano.

Firefighter, Major Roy Moshe.

Senior MDA Medic Aharon Haimov.

Hannah Ben Artzi

Marcel Talia 

Avi Sassi

Lior Assolin

Moshe Ohion

Eliad Ohion

Sivan Alkabats 

Yazen Zachariah Abu Jamaa

Fatma Altlaqat

Malek Ibrahim Alkraan

 Ibrahim Alkraan

Amin Aqel al-Kran

Muhammad D'ib al-Kran

Faiza Abu Sabeih

Mai Zuhair Abu Sabeih

Dalia Abu Madiam Merhat

Osama Abu Mediam

Dvir Karp

Amit Gavai

Yuval Gavai

Pav Asaf

Vered Harmeit

Shlomi Matias

Shachar Matias

Meir Elharar

Liz Elharar

Lili Kaysman

Rolan Sultan

Ronit Sultan

Moshe Ridler

Petru Busco

Tehila Katavi

Chaim Katzman

Tom Gudo

Gina Semyatich

Ofir Ron

Menachem Hulti

Saar Margulis

Eti Zack

Itai Zack

Sagi Zack

Ofek Erzi

Yaron Shachar

Ido Chubra

Bernard Cohen

Ofir Erzi

Reuven Shishportish

Aviad Cohen

Amihai Vitzan

Yedidia Raziel

Dan Asulin

Chen Ben Avi

Dor Nachum

Tal Maman

Gil Avital

Lior Ben Yakov

Itai Nachmias

Yehuda Kedar

Avi Fleischer

Dodi Torgeman

Avi Tzidon

Rudi Skrishevski

Seth Kamchi

Omri Ram Maashret 

Tzur Saidi 

Aviad Levi 

Naomi Yeavetz

Guy Bezek

Naama Boni