Asaf Hamami

Asaf Hamami
Native name
אסף חממי
BornDecember 2, 1982
Israel
DiedOctober 7, 2023 (aged 40)
Allegiance Israel
Service/branch Israel Defense Forces
Years of service2001–2023
RankAluf Mishne (Colonel)
Battles/wars

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.

  1. ^ "אל"ם אסף חממי ז"ל". www.idf.il. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ "על סף פיצוץ מאז ולתמיד: סיור קרבי בלב בירת הטרור של חמאס בגדה - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! (in Hebrew). 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ "IDF reveals a Gaza brigade chief was killed Oct 7, body held by Hamas". The Times of Israel.
  4. ^ "Colonel Asaf Hamami fell on day of Hamas massacre". www.israelnationalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

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