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Sgt. First Class Guy Ludar. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 4, 2026, 10:40 pm
IDF says soldier killed, another seriously hurt by ‘friendly-fire’ in southern Lebanon
Sgt. First Class Guy Ludar, 21, fatally shot during overnight raid; Israeli Air Force hits IRGC and Palestinian Islamic Jihad command centers in Beirut, renews strikes on Tyre
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Sgt. Amit Guetta (IDF)
February 18, 2025, 5:33 pm
Sgt. Amit Guetta, 21: Newlywed never got to meet his firstborn son
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Afik Rosenthal (Courtesy)
February 8, 2025, 2:30 pm
Staff Sgt. Afik Rosenthal, 20: Commando was a peacemaker among friends
Killed battling the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Amichai Yaacov Vanino (Courtesy)
January 27, 2025, 8:56 pm
Staff Sgt. Amichai Vanino, 22: Warrior, Torah scholar had a ‘noble soul’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7
By ToI Staff
Cpt. Eily Adany (IDF)
December 24, 2024, 9:57 pm
Cpt. Eily Adany, 21: Platoon commander ‘gave everything to his soldiers’
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7
By ToI Staff
Master Sgt. (res.) Ido Keslazi who was killed by Hamas terrorists in Zikim on October 11, 2023. (IDF)
December 6, 2024, 7:55 am
Master Sgt. Ido Kaslasi, 23: A perfect mix of ‘roughness, sensitivity’
Killed battling Hamas terrorists near Zikim on October 11, 2023
By ToI Staff
Cpt. Iftah Yavetz (Courtesy)
October 19, 2024, 10:36 pm
Cpt. Iftah Yavetz, 23: Elite unit commander with ‘a poetic soul’
Killed while battling Hamas terrorists outside Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7
By ToI Staff
Maj. Chen Bochris who was killed in Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2024, 10:38 pm
Maj. Chen Bochris, 26: Modest warrior who had ‘incredible impact’
Killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7
By ToI Staff
Master Sgt. (res.) Itay Moreno who was killed in Zikim on October 11, 2023. (IDF)
January 2, 2024, 10:03 pm
Master Sgt. Itay Moreno, 24: Commando and nephew of slain IDF hero
Killed battling Hamas terrorists on Zikim Beach on October 11
By ToI Staff
Master Sgt. Daniel Kastiel who was killed in Zikim on October 7, 2023. (IDF)
December 28, 2023, 6:17 pm
Master Sgt. Daniel Kastiel, 24: Always charged ahead
Killed battling Hamas terrorists on the Zikim Beach, October 11
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli Air Force pilots throw their caps in the air during a graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim air force base, December 28, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
March 9, 2023, 5:57 am
Pilots warn IDF chief that most reservists will cease flying if overhaul passes
Halevi vows to ensure legality of army missions after meeting with senior IAF members; ‘We won’t stand idly by’ if reform passed, hundreds of reconnaissance fighters tell Gallant
By ToI Staff and Michael Horovitz
Search-and-rescue forces extract an IDF soldier who fell in a hole during a nighttime training exercise in central Israel, on September 22, 2021. (Etzion Search and Rescue Unit)
September 23, 2021, 4:51 pm
IDF to probe why soldiers keep falling in pits during training
Investigation announced after trainee for elite Maglan unit requires large rescue operation to extract him from hole, in latest such incident
By Judah Ari Gross
Soldiers from the Maglan reconnaissance unit take part in a training exercise in Cyprus in October 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 18, 2020, 12:20 pm
Officer jailed, sergeant booted for hazing recruits in elite commando unit
A lieutenant tied a soldier to a flagpole and poured water and tahini on another in the prestigious Maglan Unit, which has been criticized in the past for unsafe training practices
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF special forces take part in an exercise in Cyprus simulating war in the north in December 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 6, 2019, 11:41 am
Israeli commandos train in Cyprus in drill dubbed ‘Game of Thrones’
Air force, special forces travel to Mediterranean island for fourth time in 3 years; exercise meant to simulate fighting in rocky, mountainous terrain similar to Lebanon
By Judah Ari Gross
Members of the IDF Commando Brigade present President Reuven Rivlin with a cake at a surprise birthday party on Monday. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
September 9, 2019, 10:51 pm
IDF commandos surprise Rivlin with 80th birthday celebration
President says he is thrilled to spend the day with ‘youngest and most daring brigade in the army’
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