Liam Spilman’s Story
Liam Spilman was critically wounded in November 2023 by a Hezbollah UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) on the northern border. Liam is a qualified fitness instructor and was working in Africa on October 7th so despite not receiving a request, he asked to enlist to serve his country once again. Liam was based near Kibbutz Yiftach, […]
Eden Ram’s Story
Eden Ram was stationed in the Urim base raided on October 7th. As Eden raced to the command centre, bullets hit her leg, hand and pelvis. Eden “played dead” as she lay wounded and losing blood among her friends’ bodies. Eden sent farewell messages to her family. Several hours later, Eden was rescued by Battalion […]
Itay Sagi’s Story
On October 11, Itay Sagi, a 25-year-old reservist in the Maglan special forces unit, embarked on a mission to battle Hamas with his team. On route, their truck broke down near Kibbutz Zikim, a site impacted by the terror attacks. As one group stayed to fix the vehicle, the other made it was way to […]
Rotem Inbar’s Story
Rotem Inbar, a 22-year-old in the Nahal Infantry Brigade, served at the Sufa Outpost near Rafah. On October 7, it was half-staffed due to the holiday. Early that morning, a terrifying barrage of rockets hit the base. Its personnel were unaware that they were surrounded until terrorists broke through the gate, attacking from all directions. […]
Roei Ben Tolila’s Story
Roei Ben Toila was shot during an intense exchange of gunfire during an operation on the outskirts of Jenin. The bullet entered through his right arm, lodged in his spine and caused immediate paralysis. Roei was evacuated to Haifa’s Rambam Medical Centre where he underwent multiple surgeries and spent six months. On discharge from hospital, […]
Ofir Dahari’s Story
Ofir Dahari, a 50-year-old Border Police Officer. The married father of five lives in a small community near Ashkelon. He and his family were woken by sirens and rocket explosions at 6:30 a.m. on October 7th. It was a frightening, non-stop barrage. After his wife and children were secure in the family’s safe room, Ofir met […]
Fasa Awitzo’s Story
Ethiopian-born Fasa Awitzo arrived in Israel as a young child. The 36-year-old police officer had returned to his Ofakim home early on October 7 following his security shift at the Nova Festival. When the sirens started, he helped his young family into the safe room and ran to do his duty. He had only driven a short […]
Dana Pinhasov’s Story
Dana Pinhasov, a 21-year-old Border Police officer, left her family home in Jerusalem to take Bus No. 18 back to her base. As they approached Jaffa Gate, a suicide bomber boarded the bus and detonated a 10-kilogram bomb. Nails, ball bearings, and bullets ripped through the crowded rush-hour bus, killing 26 people and critically injuring […]
Einat Malka’s Story
Einat had lost the will to live. How did we help her rediscover the will to win? Einat Malka epitomised health, energy and fitness. She was the Israeli Karate Youth Champion and, in the IDF, served as a fitness instructor for elite combat units. Then, in 1997, during a training run, her life changed forever. […]
Hanoch Budin’s Story
Hanoch Budin was born in Canada in 1962 to two Holocaust survivors who moved their family to Israel when he was three years old. During the First Lebanon War, he served in the Golani Brigade. He was young, strong, confident, and on track to be an officer. Hanoch was 20 years old when his life […]