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Dror Altun

29 years old

Southern Israel

Dror, 29, was a Yamam counter-terror officer, husband to his childhood sweetheart Clil and a new father to their son Erez. He loved the outdoors, soccer and dance, studying ballroom dancing and ballet and performing in Israel and abroad. An adventurous traveler and deeply involved friend, husband and father, he was remembered for pushing himself—and those around him—to become better.

Killed battling the Hamas invasion of southern Israel on October 7