Officer killed in Gaza is nephew of MK Gadi Eisenkot, 3rd close family member to fall in war

By Emanuel Fabian

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17 November 2024, 7:13 pm

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

National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset on July 31, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Cpt. Yogev Pazy, 22, who was among two soldiers killed in a clash in northern Gaza today is the nephew of former IDF chief of staff and MK Gadi Eisenkot.

Pazy is the third close member of Eisenkot’s family to be killed fighting in Gaza.

Eisenkot’s son, Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, was killed while fighting in Gaza in early December, followed by his nephew, Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, a day later.

Eisenkot, a member of the National Unity party was a minister and observer in the war cabinet until the party pulled out of the government.