Avi Zakuto
53 years old
Beer Sheva
Avi, 53, was born in Istanbul and immigrated to Israel with his family as a toddler. Raised in Beersheba, he later managed a supermarket branch in Ofakim and was remembered as smart, modest and deeply generous. A trained paramedic, Avi heard gunfire outside his home on October 7 and went into the street to see if he could help. He was shot and murdered there by Hamas terrorists.
Avi Zakuto, 53, of Beer Sheva - Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Ofakim.