Asaf Hamami | |
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Native name | אסף חממי |
Born | December 2, 1982 Israel |
Died | October 7, 2023 (aged 40) |
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Years of service | 2001–2023 |
Rank | Aluf Mishne (Colonel) |
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Asaf Hamami (Hebrew: אסף חממי. December 2, 1982 – October 7, 2023) was an IDF officer with the rank of colonel, serving as the commander of the Southern Brigade in the Gaza Strip.[1] Prior to that, he served as the commander of the Negev Brigade, commander of the Oz Brigade training school, and commander of the Tzabar Battalion.[2]
On October 7, 2023, during the battles of the Hamas-led attack on Israel, he was killed defending Kibbutz Nirim. His body was taken to Gaza by Hamas.[3][4] Along with Roi Levy, Yonatan Steinberg and Yitzhak Ben-Bashat, they are the most senior officers killed in the IDF in this war.