My MFA MFA Terrorism Terror from Lebanon Israel-Hizbullah conflict: Victims of rocket attacks and IDF casualties July-Aug 2006 Search Israel-Hizbullah conflict: Victims of rocket E-mail to a friend attacks and IDF casualties Print the article 12 Jul 2006 Add to my bookmarks July-August 2006 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 Government - Killed in IDF patrol jeeps: Jerusalem-Capital Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Eyal Benin, 22, of Beersheba Treaties Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Shani Turgeman, 24, of Beit Shean History of Israel Sgt.-Maj. Wassim Nazal, 26, of Yanuah Peace Process - Tank crew hit by mine in Lebanon: Terrorism St.-Sgt. Alexei Kushnirski, 21, of Nes Ziona Anti-Semitism/Holocaust St.-Sgt. Yaniv Bar-on, 20, of Maccabim Israel beyond politics Sgt. Gadi Mosayev, 20, of Akko Sgt. Shlomi Yirmiyahu, 20, of Rishon Lezion Int'l development MFA Publications - Killed trying to retrieve tank crew: Our Bookmarks Sgt. Nimrod Cohen, 19, of Mitzpe Shalem News Archive MFA Library 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.