Israel-Hizbullah Conflict: Victims of Rocket Attacks and IDF Casualties July-Aug 2006

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Since July 12, 43 Israeli civilians and 118 IDF soldiers have See also MFA newsletter been killed. Hizbullah attacks northern Israel and Israel's response About the Ministry (Note: The figure for civilians includes four who died of heart attacks during rocket attacks.) MFA events Foreign Relations Facts About Israel July 12, 2006

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Eyal Benin Shani Turgeman Wassim Nazal Nimrod Cohen

Alexei Kushnirski Yaniv Bar-on Gadi Mosayev Shlomi Yirmiyahu

July 13, 2006

Two Israelis were killed by Katyusha rockets fired by Hizbullah: Monica Seidman (Lehrer), 40, of Nahariya was killed in her home; Nitzo Rubin, 33, of Safed, was killed while on his way to visit his children.

Monica Seidman Nitzo Rubin (Lehrer)

July 14, 2006

Omer Pesachov, 7, of Nahariya and his grandmother Yehudit Itzkovitch, 58, of Moshav Meron were killed by a Katyusha rocket in Meron.

Omer Pesachov Yehudit Itzkovitch

Staff Sgt. Tal Amgar, 21, of Ashdod; Cpl. Shai Atias, 19, of Rishon Lezion; Sgt. Yaniv Hershkovitz, 21, of Haifa; and First Sgt. Dov Steinshuss, 37, of Karmiel were killed by a Hizbullah missile attack on an Israeli naval vessel off the coast of Lebanon.

Tal Amgar Shai Atias Yaniv Hershkovitz Dov Steinshuss

July 16, 2006

Eight employees of Israel Railways were killed in a direct hit by a Hizbullah rocket at the Haifa train depot: Shmuel Ben Shimon, 41, of Yokneam Illit; Asael Damti, 39, of Kiryat Yam; Nissim Elharar, 43, of Kiryat Ata; David Feldman, 28, of Kiryat Yam; Rafi Hazan, 30, of Haifa; Dennis Lapidos, 24, of Kiryat Yam; Reuven Levy, 46, of Kiryat Ata; and Shlomi Mansura, 35, of Nahariya.

Shmuel B. Shimon Asael Damti Nissim Elharar David Feldman

Rafi Hazan Dennis Lapidos Reuven Levy Shlomi Mansura

July 18, 2006

Andrei Zelinksy, 36, of Nahariya was killed by a rocket on his way to a bomb shelter.

Andrei Zelinksy

July 19, 2006

St.-Sgt. Yonatan Hadasi, 21, of Kibbutz Merhavia and St.-Sgt. Yotam Gilboa, 21, of Kibbutz Maoz Haim were killed in exchanges of fire between IDF and Hizbullah in south Lebanon, near Moshav Avivim. Rabia Abed Taluzi (3) and his brother Mahmoud (7) were killed in a Katyusha rocket attacka on Nazareth.

Yonatan Hadasi Yotam Gilboa Rabia Taluzi Mahmoud Taluzi

July 20, 2006

Maj. Benjamin (Benji) Hillman, 27, of Maccabim Re'ut; St.-Sgt. Refanael Muskal, 21, of Mazkeret Batya; St.-Sgt. Nadav Baeloha, 21, of Karmiel; St.-Sgt. Liran Saadia, 21, of Kiryat Shmona; and St.- Sgt. Yonatan (Sergei) Vlasyuk, 21, of Kibbutz Lahav were killed in exchanges of fire in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, near Avivim. Maj. Ran Yehoshua Kochva, 37, of Beit Hanania, was killed when two Air Force combat helicopters collided close to Ramot Naftali, south of Kiryat Shmona.

Benji Hillman Rafanael Muskal Nadav Baeloha Liran Saadia

Yonatan Vlasyuk Ran Kochva

July 23, 2006

Shimon Glicklich, 60, of Haifa was killed while driving his car in Haifa. Habib Isa Awad, 48, of Iblin, was killed while working in the carpentry shop in Kiryat Ata.

Shimon Glicklich Habib Awad

July 24, 2006

2nd Lt. Lotan Slavin, 21, of Hatzeva was killed when an anti-tank missile hit his Merkava tank. St.-Sgt. Kobi Smileg, 20, of Rehovot was killed when another tank went over a powerful landmine. Pilots Col. Zvi Luft, 42, of Kibbutz Hogla and 1st Lt. Tom Farkash, 23, of Caesarea were killed when their Apache helicopter crashed north of Safed while assisting ground troops in Lebanon.

Lotan Slavin Kobi Smileg Zvi Luft Tom Farkash

July 25, 2006

Doua Abbas, 15, of Maghar was killed while watching TV when a rocket struck her home, located near the village mosque. David Mazen, 75, of Bat Galim, Haifa, suffered a heart attack during a Katyusha strike, and collapsed and died while trying to reach a bomb shelter.

Doua Abbas David Mazen

July 26, 2006

Eight soldiers from the Golani Brigade were killed in battle in Bint Jbeil: Maj. Ro'i Klein, 31, of Eli; Lt. Amihai Merhavia, 24, of Eli; Lt. Alexander Shwartzman, 24, of Akko; Sgt. Shimon Adega, 21, of Kiryat Gat; St.-Sgt. Edan Cohen, 21, of Jaffa; St.-Sgt. Shimon Dahan, 20, of Ashdod; Cpl. Ohad Klausner, 20, of Bet Horon; and Cpl. Assaf Namer, 27, of Kiryat Yam. Paratrooper Lt. Yiftah Shreirer, 21, of Haifa was killed by an anti-tank missile near Maroun al-Ras. Bakir Kurdi, 63, of Acre suffered a heart attack during a Katyusha attack on July 26. He died on August 11.

Ro'i Klein Amihai Merhavia Alex Schwartzman Shimon Adega

Edan Cohen Shimon Dahan Ohad Klausner Assaf Namer

Yiftah Shreier

Aug 1, 2006

Lt. Ilan Gabai, 21, of Kiryat Tivon, St.-Sgt. Yonatan Einhorn, 22, of Moshav Gizmo, and St.-Sgt. Michael Levin, 21, of Jerusalem were killed in battles with Hizbullah in Aita a-Sha'ab in southern Lebanon.

Ilan Gabai Yonatan Einhorn Michael Levin

Aug 2, 2006

David Martin Lelchook, 52, of Kibbutz Sa'ar, north of Nahariya, was killed by a Katyusha rocket while riding his bike in the kibbutz. Sgt. Adi Cohen, 18, of Hadera was killed in battle with Hizbullah in Aita a-Sha'ab in southern Lebanon

Dave Lelchook Adi Cohen

Aug 3, 2006

Killed by Katyusha rockets in Acre: Shimon Zribi, 44, and his daugher Mazal, 15; Albert Ben-Abu, 41; Arieh Tamam, 51, and his brother Amos Tiran Tamam, 31 all of Acre. Killed by a Katyusha rocket near Ma'alot-Tarshiha: Three Israeli Arabs from Tarshiha: Shanati Shanati, 18, Amir Naeem, 18, and Muhammed Fa'ur, 17.

Shimon Zribi Mazal Zribi Arieh Tamam Tiran Tamam

Albert Ben-Abu Shanati Shanati Amir Naeem Muhammed Fa'ur

Sgt. Itamar Zur, 19, of Be'er Tuvia; Sgt. Andrei Brudner, 18, of Rishon Lezion; and Sgt. Alon Feintuch, 19, of Kiryat Haim were killed when their Merkava tank was hit by an anti-tank missile in Rajamin in southern Lebanon. Cpl. Yonatan Sharabi, 19, of Petah Tikva was killed by anti-tank fire in Taibeh.

Itamar Zur Andrei Brudner Alon Feintuch Yonatan Sharabi

Aug 4, 2006

Manal Azzam, 27-year-old mother of two, was killed in the Arab Druze village of Maghar in the Galilee. Bahaa al-Din Kareim, 35, and Muhammed Mana, 24, were killed in the Israeli Arab town of Majdal Krum.

Manal Azzam Muhammed Mana Bahaa Kareim

St.-Sgt. Daniel Shiran, 20, of Haifa, and St.-Sgt. Omri Haim Almakayes-Yaakobovitch, 20, of Ramla of the Golani Brigade were killed overnight by an anti-tank missile in the south Lebanese village of Markabeh. Capt.(res.) Igor Rothstein, 34, of Moshav Poriah, a doctor who volunteered for reserve duty, was killed.

Daniel Shiran Ormi Almakayes Igor Rothstein

Aug 5, 2006

Sgt. Or Shahar , 20, of Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, was killed by a mortar shell near the village of Nabi al-Awadi in the eastern sector of south Lebanon. Cpl.(res.) Kiril Kashdan, 26, of Haifa was killed when an anti-tank missile hit a building in the soutm Lebanese village of Aita a-Sha'ab.

Or Shahar Kiril Kashdan

Frida Kellner, 87, of Kiryat Ata died of a heart attack while taking cover in a bomb shelter during the rocket strikes on the Haifa suburbs. Fadiya Juma'a, 58, and her daughters Samira, 30, and Sultana, 25, and were killed in the courtyard of their home in the Bedouin village of Arab al-Aramshe near the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Frida Kellner Fadiya Juma'a Sultana Juma'a Samira Juma'a

Aug 6, 2006

Twelve IDF reservists were killed by a Katyusha rocket near Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, north of Kiryat Shmona, as they were preparing to enter Lebanon. Capt. Eliyahu Elkariaf, 34, of Moshav Granot CWO Yosef Karkash, 41, of Afula Warr.Ofc. Shmuel Halfon, 41, of Bat Yam St.-Sgt.Maj. Daniel Ben-David, 38, of Moshav Ahituv St.-Sgt.Maj. Shlomo Bucharis, 36, of Moshav Sde Yitzhak Sgt.-Maj. Ziv Balali, 28, of Kfar Sava Sgt.-Maj. Marian Berkowitz, 31, of Ashdod Sgt.-Maj. Ro’i Yaish, 27, of Herzliya St.-Sgt. Yehuda Greenfeld, 27, of Maale Michmas St.-Sgt. Shaul Shai Michlowitz, 21, of Netanya Sgt. Gregory Aharonov, 34, of Or Akiva Sgt.-Maj. Mordechai Abutbul, 28, of Shlomi

Eliyahu Elkariaf Yosef Karkash Shmuel Halfon Daniel Ben-David

Shlomo Bucharis Ziv Balali Marian Berkowitz Ro'i Yaish

Yehuda Greenfeld Shaul Michlowitz Gregory Aharonov Mordechai Abutbul

Three people were killed when rockets struck at seven residential locations in Haifa. Two have been named: Hana Hamam, 62, and Labiba Mazawi, 67, of Haifa, and Roni Rubinsky, 30, of Kiryat Motzkin. Dr. Tamara Lucca, 84, of Haifa, died of a heart attack on hearing the rockets fall near her home.

Hana Hamam Labiba Mazawi Roni Rubinsky Tamara Lucca

Aug 7, 2006

Paratrooper St.-Sgt. Moshe (Malko) Ambao, 22, of Lod was killed in fighting in Bint Jbeil. Maj.(res.) Yotam Lotan, 33, of Kibbutz Beit Hashita and St.-Sgt.(res.) Noam Meirson, 23, of Jerusalem from the armored corps were killed by an anti-tank missile that struck the tank's turret. St.-Sgt. Philip Mosko, 21, of Maale Adumim, who served as a paramedic in the Paratrooper Brigade, was killed during exchanges of fire between IDF soldiers and Hizbullah in the village of Dibel, near Bint Jbeil.

Moshe Ambao Yotam Lotan Noam Meirson Philip Mosko

Aug 8, 2006

Two IDF reservists were killed in the south Lebanese village of Labouna before dawn: Capt.(res.) Gilad Balhasan, 28, of Karmiel; and St.-Sgt.(res.) Yesamu Yalau, 26, of Or Yehuda. Two paratroopers were killed in Bint Jbeil: St.-Sgt. Oren Lifschitz, 21, of Kibbutz Gazit, and St.-Sgt. Moran Cohen, 21, of Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov.

Gilad Balhasan Yesamu Yalau Moran Cohen Oren Lifschitz

Aug 9, 2006

15 reserve soldiers were killed and 40 wounded in four different incidents in south Lebanon: A paratrooper was killed and 10 wounded by friendly fire from an IDF tank in the village of A-Taibeh in the eastern sector of south Lebanon. Nine paratroopers were killed and 11 wounded by anti-tank missiles fired on a house in the village of Debel, in the central sector. Four reservists from an armored brigade were killed when their tank was hit by an anti-tank missile, in Ayta al-Shaab. An infantryman was killed by a mortar near Marjayoun. Capt.(res.) Gilad Stukelman, 26, of Moshav Tamrat Capt.(res.) Yoni (Leon) Shmucher, 30, of Bet Nehemiah Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Igor Kovalik, 26, of Upper Nazareth Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Noam Goldman, 27, of Tel Aviv Sgt.-Maj.(res.) David Shmidov, 25, of Jerusalem St.-Sgt.(res.) Nir Cohen, 22, of Maccabim St.-Sgt.(res.) Ben (Binyamin) Sela, 24, of Koranit Maj.(res.) Natan Yahav, 36, of Kiryat Ono Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Asher Reuven Novik, 36, of Kanaf St.-Sgt. Adi Salim, 22, of Beit Hashmonai Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Elad Dan, 25, of Kibbutz Eilot Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Gilad Zussman, 26, of Eli Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Idan Kobi, 26, of Eilat Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Naor Kalo, 25, of Kibbutz Maagan Michael Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Nimrod Segev, 28, of Ramat Gan

Gilad Stukelman Yoni Shmucher Igor Kovalik Noam Goldman

David Shmidov Nir Cohen Ben Sela Natan Yahav

Asher Novik Adi Salim Elad Dan Gilad Zussman

Idan Kobi Naor Kalo Nimrod Segev

Aug 10, 2006

Mariam Assadi, 26, and her son Fathi Ahmed Assadi, 5, were killed in a direct hit by a Katyusha rocket on their home in the Israeli Arab village of Dir el-Asad. IDF reservist Sgt.-Maj. Alon Samooha, 35, of Hod Hasharon was killed when a missile struck his tank in the el-Khiam area in south Lebanon. Maj.(res.) Nimrod Hillel, 32, of Rosh Ha'ayin was killed in Labouna.

Mariam Assadi Fathi Assadi Alon Samooha Nimrod Hillel

Aug 11, 2006

Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Aharon Yehezkel, 32, of Kfar Yedidya was killed in exchanges of fire with Hizbullah terrorists in the south Lebanese village of Rashef.

Aharon Yehezkel

Aug 12, 2006

19 IDF soldiers were killed in ground operations and 85 were injured. (Details of operations) Capt. Shai Bernstein, 24, of Beersheva St.-Sgt. Tzahi Krips, 20, of Kibbutz Hama'apil St.-Sgt. Itai Steinberger, 21, of Karmei Yosef Sgt. Yosef Abitbol, 19, of Gan Ner Sgt. Yonatan Ankonina, 21, of Netanya Sgt. Yaniv Tamerson, 21, of Tzipori Cpl. Ya'ar Ben Giat, 19, of Nahsholim Cpl. Tomer Amar, 19, of Julis St.-Sgt. Amsa (Ami) Meshulami, 20, of Ofra Sgt. Yohann Zerbib, 22, of Tel Aviv Capt. Benaya Rein, 27, of Karnei Shomron St.-Sgt. Adam Goren, 21, of Kibbutz Ma'abarot Sgt. Alexander Bonimovitch, 19, of Netanya St.-Sgt. Oz Zemah, 20, of Maccabim-Reut Sgt. Haran Lev, 20, of Kibbutz Ma'ayan Barukh Sgt. Dan Breuer, 19, of Beit Hillel Cpl. Yigal Nissan, 19, of Ma'ale Adumim St.-Sgt. Ido Grabovsky, 20, of Rosh Ha'ayin St.-Sgt. Uri Grossman, 20, of Mevaseret Zion

Shai Bernstein Tzahi Krips Itai Steinberger Yosef Abitbol

Yonatan Ankonina Yaniv Tamerson Ya'ar Ben Giat Tomer Amar

Amsa Meshulami Yohann Zerbib Benaya Rein Adam Goren

Alex Bonimovitch Oz Zemah Haran Lev Dan Breuer

Yigal Nissan Ido Grabovsky Uri Grossman

Five aircrew members were killed when their helicopter was shot down by Hizbullah: Maj. Sami Ben-Naim, 39, of Rehovot Maj.(res) Nissan Shalev, 36, of Kibbutz Evron Capt. Daniel Gomez, 25, of Nehalim Warr.Ofc.(res.) Ron Mashiah, 33, of Gedera Sgt.-Maj. Keren Tendler, 26, of Rehovot

Sami Ben-Naim Nissan Shalev Daniel Gomez Ron Mashiah

Keren Tendler

Aug 13, 2006

Mahdi Hayat, 83, of Moshav Ya'ara was killed by a direct hit of a Katyusha rocket.

Mahdi Hayat (old photo)

Nine IDF soldiers were killed in fighting in south Lebanon. Lt.(res.) Eliel Ben-Yehuda, 24, of Kfar Tavor Lt.(res.) Tzur Zarhi, 27, of Moshav Nahalal Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Guy Hasson, 24, of Moshav Na'ama St.-Sgt.(res.) Yaniv Shainbrum, 24, of Mei Ami St.-Sgt.(res.) David Amar, 24, of Kiryat Shmona St.-Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Amitai Yaron, 44, of Zichron Ya'akov St.-Sgt. Peter Ochotzky, 23, of Lod St.-Sgt.(res.) Elad Shlomo Ram, 31, of Haifa St.-Sgt. Evgeny Timofeev, 20, of Rishon Lezion

Eliel Ben-Yehuda Tzur Zarhi Guy Hasson Yaniv Shainbrum

David Amar Amitai Yaron Peter Ochotzky Elad Ram

Evgeny Timofeev

Aug 19, 2006

Lt.-Col. Emanuel Moreno, 35, of Moshav Tlamim was killed before dawn in an operation of the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit near Baalbek to prevent the smuggling of arms from Iran and Syria to Hizbullah.

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