Daniel Perez
22 years old
Nahal Oz IDF outpost / Gaza
Daniel, 22, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to Israel with his family in 2014. He loved wakeboarding, extreme sports, Liverpool soccer and computer games. After attending a pre-military academy, he joined the Armored Corps and became a tank commander and officer. His mother remembered his intense focus, drive to excel and ability to make friends quickly wherever he went.
Killed battling Hamas on October 7; body taken to Gaza and returned October 2025