Dekel Suissa
23 years old
Moshav Bar Giora
Dekel Swissa, 23, of Bar Giora, was a Golani platoon commander and former Jewish Agency emissary in Atlanta. The only commander on duty at the Paga outpost on October 7, he rallied his soldiers as more than 50 Hamas terrorists attacked. Dekel directed the defense and fought until he was killed at the entrance to the base.
Capt. Dekel Suissa, 23, of Moshav Bar Giora - 13th Battalion, Golani Infantry Brigade.