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Roni Eshel

From 'Observation / The Field Observers of the Gaza Sector: A Video Installation' by Talya Lavie at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art through April 11, 2026 (Elad Sarig)
February 18, 2026, 8:00 am
Watching the watchers: Exhibit looks into the lives of IDF surveillance troops
In a new installation at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art until April 11, director Talya Lavie records testimonies by female field observers, commemorating work of those killed on Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg
The cover of 'Abba Ba' (Dad is Coming), the book by bereaved father Eyal Eshel about his daughter, Roni Eshel, a surveillance soldier killed on October 7, 2023, at the book launch on January 9, 2026, at the Anu Museum. (Nadav Margalit/Sella Meir Publishing)
January 13, 2026, 6:51 pm
34 days of uncertainty: Bereaved father writes about loss of IDF lookout soldier Roni Eshel
Realizing he alone could obtain answers, first-time author Eyal Eshel hunted for clues of his child’s fate, while taking the government to task for ‘breaking a social contract’
By Jessica Steinberg
Itzik and Talik Gvili, parents of deceased hostage Ran Gvili, on November 22, 2025, at a Hostages Forum rally. (Paulina Patimer/Hostages Forum)
November 29, 2025, 12:02 am
Father of Ran Gvili, one of two remaining hostages, to speak at possible final Tel Aviv rally
Hostages forum indicates Saturday event may be last as it narrows activities to support 2 families, says rallies don’t serve current situation of terror groups searching for bodies
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich gestures toward a map of the West Bank during a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, September 3, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 12, 2025, 11:44 am
Smotrich: Israel delayed sending troops south on Oct. 7 for fear of Hezbollah attack
Contradicting IDF, finance minister says government thought Hamas invasion aimed to divert attention from northern border, declares ‘God did us a favor’ that day by alerting Israel to threat from Gaza
By ToI Staff
'Daughters of Deborah' - a monument for fallen female soldiers in Petah Tikva, September 2025 (Tal Schneider/Times of Israel)
October 11, 2025, 7:59 am
October 7 spurs new memorials honoring Israel’s fallen female soldiers
From Nahal Oz to Petah Tikva’s ‘Daughters of Deborah,’ new monuments reflect Israel’s long-overdue recognition of women’s sacrifice in battle
By Tal Schneider
The torched command center of the Nahal Oz IDF base, overrun by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during a visit by relatives of slain lookout soldiers on December 19, 2023. (Courtesy/Eyal Eshel)
December 24, 2024, 10:10 pm
Katz orders IDF to release full October 7 recordings of slain surveillance soldiers
Soldiers’ families in uproar after being supplied with apparent partial recordings that end 12 hours before Hamas invasion, in which some soldiers are not heard at all
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Relatives of some of those killed and taken hostage on October 7 at a hearing at the High Court of Justice for a petition calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry, Jerusalem, December 11, 2024 (Courtesy October Commission)
December 11, 2024, 4:10 pm
High Court hears petition for Oct. 7 state inquiry: ‘Most terrible failure ever here’
Bereaved father: ‘How can the government not want to know how children went dancing and did not return?’; brother of fallen soldier to court: ‘Don’t let them escape responsibility’
By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
Yael Eshel (right), whose sister Roni was killed by Hamas terrorists at the IDF's Nahal Oz base on October 7, 2023, and Yuval Marciano (left), whose sister Noa was kidnapped and murdered in Gaza in November 2023, meet at the military's recruitment base at Tel Hashomer, November 4, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 5, 2024, 9:00 am
Younger sisters of two female soldiers killed by Hamas begin their IDF service
Yael Eshel, whose sister Roni was killed in attack on Nahal Oz base, and Yuval Marciano, whose sister Noa was kidnapped to Gaza and murdered, meet at recruitment base
By ToI Staff
Memorial candles line the charred desks in the destroyed command center of Nahal Oz base, February 23, 2024. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 27, 2024, 10:39 pm
Bereaved family members fume over demolition of massacre site at Nahal Oz base
Father of slain surveillance soldier says parents were promised buildings would be preserved as a memorial; IDF says it is pausing construction in favor of further dialogue
By ToI Staff
Roni Eshel, an IDF soldier who was stationed at a military base near the Gaza border when Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023. She was murdered in the onslaught. (Courtesy of Eyal Eshel via AP)
March 21, 2024, 2:14 pm
Oct. 7 radio transmission by slain surveillance soldier Roni Eshel aired for first time
Eyal Eshel mourns what he says was his daughter’s needless death, says there was a six-hour window in which she could have been saved had she not been failed by senior commanders
By ToI Staff
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