Avraham “Avi” Hatuel
52 years old
Ofakim
Avi worked for the Electra energy and engineering company and was a devoted husband and father of three. He and his wife Shoshi had been married for 25 years. His family remembered him as deeply loving and protective; when danger reached their Ofakim home on October 7, his actions helped save his wife and children.
Shot and killed by Hamas terrorists at the entrance to his home in Ofakim on October 7