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Yitzhar Hofman

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Yitzhar Hofman
Native name
יצהר הופמן
Born1987 (1987)
Eshhar, Israel
Died31 January 2024(2024-01-31) (aged 36–37)
Cause of death
Fatal shot
Allegiance Israel
Branch
 Israeli Air Force
Rank
Major or a Rav seren
UnitShaldag Unit
Conflicts

Yitzhar Hofman (Hebrew: יצהר הופמן; 1987 – 31 January 2024) was an Israeli Major and commander in the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag Unit.[2][3][4]

He fought in battles with Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip.[5] Hofman was one of the leading Israeli special forces commanders who played key roles in the Gaza war. He was responsible for the raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza in November 2023, and he supervised the attack and siege on the medical compound.[6][7]

On 31 January 2024, Hoffman was killed by a Hamas sniper, who fatally shot him with an Al-Ghoul rifle.[8]

References

  1. "Yitzhar Hofman IDF".
  2. "IDF says reservist commando officer killed in Gaza". The Times of Israel.
  3. "Yitzhar Hofman". The Times of Israel.
  4. "At no point was it an option that he would die. It was only when Commander Schladg told me that I believed". February 9, 2024.
  5. "Israeli Air Force's elite unit commander killed fighting in northern Gaza". i24NEWS (Israeli TV channel). 31 January 2024.
  6. admin (2024-03-17). "Israeli Commander Responsible for Storming Al-Shifa Hospital Killed - VIDEO & REPORT". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. Plessis, Aneeqa Du (2024-03-19). "The Israeli occupation forces conducts a brutal raid on Al-Shifa Hospital". Voice of the Cape. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. زقزوق, عمر. "كيف تفاعل مغردون مع فيديو قنص القسام للضابط هوفمان؟". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-03.