Fallen soldiers

Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati killed during combat in southern Lebanon

Recanati was a Platoon Commander in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, and was due to marry his fiancée in about a month. 

Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati.
Fallen soldier Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20.

Staff-Sgt. Negev Dagan killed by Hezbollah mortar fire near Litani River in southern Lebanon

Fallen soldier First Sergeant Alexander Glovanyov.

First Sergeant Alexander Glovanyov killed in combat near Israel-Lebanon border

Laly Derai (R) and Liat Smadga, co-hosts and bereaved mothers: ‘Tonight, we stand here together with one shared wish: to keep moving forward, to carry their memory with us, and to build a more connected, united, and whole Israeli society.’

OneFamily brings 1,000 bereaved Israelis together for Remembrance Day


Sgt. Liem Ben-Hamo killed in southern Lebanon

Twelve IDF soldiers were wounded on Thursday after a drone struck an armored military vehicle near the northern community of Shomera, as drone incursion sirens blared across northern Israel.

Sgt. Liem Ben-Hamo, 19, a Golani soldier who fell in battle in Lebanon in April 2026.

Memorial ceremony for fallen IDF lone soldier held in US hometown, marking 30 days since passing

22-year-old Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak HaKohen Katz was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was killed while fighting in Lebanon on March 29.

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen Katz, 22.

Posthumous parenthood: After loss of loved ones, Israeli widows choose to bring new life

In the wake of October 7, a growing number of Israeli women are choosing to conceive the babies of their fallen partners – raising profound legal and ethical questions

Hadas Levy is the first Israeli woman to give birth to a baby whose father was killed in the war against Hamas using posthumous sperm removal.

Fallen soldier Sgt. Idan Fooks laid to rest in Petah Tikva cemetery

Fooks fell in southern Lebanon on Sunday after a Hezbollah drone exploded near his unit's location.

Family and friends of Israeli soldier Sergeant Idan Fooks attend his funeral at the Military Cemetery in Petah Tikva on April 27, 2026.

Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon

Idan Fooks, 19, from Petah Tikva served in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion.

Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026.

‘He was always smiling’: Sister of fallen soldier Shachar Fridman on Israel’s Remembrance Day

Fridman was a soldier in the 101st Battalion of the Paratroopers Brigade, who returned to service after the October 7 outbreak of war despite having already been released from the army.

Fallen Israeli soldier Staff-Sergeant Shachar Fridman.

Israel honors fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day as US-Iran talks begin in Islamabad

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Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the Nova music festival massacre memorial site in Re’im Forest, near the Israeli-Gaza border, during Israel’s Memorial Day, April 21, 2026.

A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov

After losing her partner in combat, Ariel's loved one continues his mission of kindness through a nonprofit that spreads light, love, and hope to those in need.

A legacy of love and service: Remembering Ariel Sosnov

Voices of October 7: Captain Eyal Mevorach Twito z”l

Captain Twito fell in battle in southern Gaza on January 22nd, 2024 - hear his words

First Funeral, Mount Herzl, 2023. Thousands came to pay their final respects to British lone soldier Sgt. Nathanel Young

Living kindness, a life legacy: In memory of Pinchas Cohen

In the wake of loss, Rivka Cohen transformed her son's legacy into a refuge for soldiers and at-risk youth, ensuring Pini's spirit lives on in acts of kindness.

Living kindness, a life legacy: In memory of Pinchas Cohen