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Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman (left) and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem (right), killed in a shooting attack by Palestinian gunmen near Hebron in the West Bank on October 23, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 23, 2026, 2:30 pm
2 soldiers killed in West Bank shooting; IDF believes Palestinian gunmen planned larger attack
3 injured; shooters killed by troops after 20-minute gunfight; PM calls for destroying shooters’ entire Hebron neighborhood, warns of looming ‘very broad’ IDF op in West Bank unlike anything since Six Day War
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz
March 29, 2026, 11:06 am
IDF soldier Moshe Yitzchak Katz, 22, from Connecticut, killed in south Lebanon
‘My heart is shattered and the wound is real,’ says father of ‘lone soldier’ from New Haven Chabad community; three others wounded in same Hezbollah rocket attack, IDF says
By Emanuel Fabian
Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe (Israel Defense Forces)
February 18, 2026, 1:09 pm
IDF soldier killed in ‘friendly fire’ incident in southern Gaza
Initial military probe finds Staff Sgt. Ofri Yafe was killed near Yellow Line in Khan Younis area around 2 a.m. after being mistakenly identified as part of enemy forces
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Israeli security forces near the site of a car ramming attack, near the West Bank city of Hebron, December 1, 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
December 20, 2025, 11:04 pm
IDF says 2 West Bank Palestinians killed while attacking troops; video raises questions
No soldiers hurt in separate incidents near Jenin; footage of 16-year-old shot after supposedly hurling brick at soldiers appears to contradict army’s claim
By Emanuel Fabian
Cpt. Shlomo Ben Nun (IDF)
November 20, 2025, 7:55 pm
Cpt. Shlomo Ben Nun, 22: Paratroop commander was a ‘cheerful presence’
Killed while battling Hamas in Gaza City on November 16, 2023
By ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Eyal Mimran (IDF)
September 10, 2025, 11:18 pm
Staff Sgt. Eyal Mimran, 20: Paratrooper and pizza guru
Killed on July 4, 2024, while battling Hamas in northern Gaza
By ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class (res.) Nitzan Schessler (Israel Defense Forces)
August 6, 2025, 8:25 pm
Sgt. 1st Class Nitzan Schessler, 21: Reservist, soccer player ‘loved life’
Killed battling Hamas in Khan Younis on January 15, 2024
By ToI Staff
Ori Danino (Courtesy)
July 23, 2025, 10:15 pm
Ori Danino, 25: Off-duty soldier went back to rescue friends at Nova
Kidnapped from the Supernova music festival on October 7 and murdered in captivity in August 2024
By ToI Staff
Cpl. Dan Phillipson, who apparently died by suicide (Courtesy)
July 20, 2025, 4:53 pm
IDF lone soldier from Norway dies from gunshot wounds in apparent suicide
Israeli host father describes in-training paratrooper Cpl. Dan Phillipson as ‘disciplined, outstanding’ soldier who had wanted to enlist since high school
By Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. Omer Ginzburg (Israel Defense Forces)
July 16, 2025, 9:46 pm
Sgt. Omer Ginzburg, 19: Paratrooper, sports lover who ‘spread light’
Killed battling Hamas in southern Gaza on August 11, 2024
By ToI Staff
This picture taken from the grounds of the Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Maamadani Hospital, shows a cloud of smoke erupting following Israeli bombardment on a building in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City on May 31, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
May 31, 2025, 10:29 pm
IDF says dozens of strikes hit terror sites across Gaza; Hamas authorities say 60 killed
COGAT posts video of Gazan speaking out against Hamas; army reissues evacuation warning for Rafah, Khan Younis in southern Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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
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