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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Paratroopers Brigade

Sgt. Niv Dayag, who was killed in a military-related car crash in the Golan Heights on May 1, 2025. (Courtesy)
May 2, 2025, 1:02 pm
IDF soldier killed in car crash during military activity in Golan Heights
Sgt. Niv Dayag, 19, killed, three soldiers hurt when military jeep flips near Ramat Magshimim; army investigating
By Emanuel Fabian
Staff Sgt. Regev Amar (IDF)
March 15, 2025, 10:13 pm
Staff Sgt. Regev Amar, 20: Paratrooper dreamed of studying medicine
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Kissufim
By ToI Staff
Maj. Oriel Bibi (IDF)
March 9, 2025, 10:11 pm
Maj. Oriel Bibi, 30: IDF career officer was studying medicine
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Matan Malka (Courtesy)
February 4, 2025, 10:40 pm
Sgt. Matan Malka, 19: Tennis player who ‘adopted’ two lone soldiers
Killed battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Ariel Ohana (IDF)
January 20, 2025, 10:44 pm
Sgt. Ariel Ohana, 19: Basketball-loving paratrooper was ‘a true hero’
Killed battling the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be’eri on October 8, 2023
By ToI Staff
File: In this May 30, 2023, photo, Col. Ami Biton, the incoming commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, is seen in a handover ceremony (Israel Defense Forces)
December 23, 2024, 6:04 pm
Paratroopers commander reprimanded for humiliating treatment of subordinates
Probe finds Col. Ami Biton did not commit criminal acts, but acted discriminatorily toward subordinates; he’s exonerated from claims he shirked battle, unnecessarily endangered troops
By Emanuel Fabian
Staff Sgt. Adam Agmon (IDF)
December 21, 2024, 8:40 pm
Staff Sgt. Adam Agmon, 21: Rugby fan planned to work with at-risk youth
Killed on October 7 battling the Hamas invasion of Kibbutz Kissufim
By ToI Staff
File: In this May 30, 2023, photo, Col. Ami Biton, the incoming commander of the Paratroopers Brigade, is seen in a handover ceremony (Israel Defense Forces)
December 18, 2024, 5:00 pm
IDF probing repeated misconduct allegations against Paratroopers Brigade chief
Several senior reserve officers reportedly allege that Col. Ami Biton fell asleep on duty, humiliated subordinates, risked troops’ lives unnecessarily
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Josef Itamar Bruchim who was killed by a Hamas rocket in Sderot on October 8, 2023. (Courtesy)
December 7, 2024, 11:06 pm
Staff Sgt. Itamar Bruchim, 20: Born leader lived fully in the moment
Killed by a Hamas rocket strike in Sderot on October 8, 2023
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Itay Eliyahu Martsiano (IDF)
October 30, 2024, 9:48 pm
Staff Sgt. Itay Martsiano, 20: Soccer player and beloved little brother
Killed battling Hamas terrorists near the entrance to Kibbutz Yad Mordechai on October 7
By ToI Staff
Col. Avi Marciano, the commander of the 769th 'Hiram' Regional Brigade, leads a group of journalists into Lebanon on October 28, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
October 29, 2024, 6:39 pm
Hezbollah’s Radwan force planned to invade Israel from this village; now the IDF controls it
Much of Kafr Kila, a central Hezbollah hub on the border with Israel, is now destroyed, as a monthlong Israeli ground offensive in south Lebanon uproots terrorist infrastructure
By Diana Bletter
Sgt. Lavi Buchnik (Courtesy)
October 14, 2024, 8:59 pm
Sgt. Lavi Buchnik, 20: Paratrooper ‘put everyone ahead of himself’
Killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Ofek Arbib (IDF)
September 2, 2024, 11:28 pm
Staff Sgt. Ofek Arbib, 21: Off-duty soldier saved his friends at rave
Slain while fleeing the Supernova music festival on October 7
By ToI Staff
2nd Lt. Avichail Reuven speaks to Channel 12 News in Kiryat Malachi, August, 2024. (Channel 12 News, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 18, 2024, 10:49 am
The young IDF officer who ran 8 miles to the Gaza border on Oct. 7 to fight terrorists
‘It was the hardest run I’d ever done’: 2nd Lt. Avichail Reuven tells his heroic story, which Netanyahu briefly shared with Congress last month to standing ovation, in TV interview
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Yair Avitan (L) and Sgt. First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum (R), killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip on June 28, 2024. (Courtesy)
June 29, 2024, 11:02 pm
Two soldiers killed as IDF pushes back into Gaza City’s Shejaiya
Military says dozens of gunmen killed in clashes and airstrikes in new pinpoint raid; operations also continue in Rafah in Strip’s south
By Emanuel Fabian
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