IDF names a further 13 soldiers killed in fighting with Hamas

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Graves being prepared at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 8, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
Graves being prepared at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 8, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

The Israel Defense Forces names another 13 soldiers killed in southern Israel during fighting with the Hamas terror group over the past day.

The names bring the toll of slain Israeli soldiers to 57.

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

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

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.

In addition to the 57 soldiers, police have named 34 officers, and the Shin Bet named five agents and veterans killed in the Hamas attacks. More than 600 people overall in Israel are believed to be dead, with that figure expected to rise.

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