Itay Zafrani
35 years old
Eilat
Itay Zafrani, 35, was a devoted husband and father whose two-year-old daughter Alma was the apple of his eye. Born in Jerusalem and raised in Eilat, he grew up in Bnei Akiva, played basketball for Hapoel Eilat and became an avid runner. After serving as a Military Police investigator, Itay earned a degree in business administration and became an operations manager. Family remembered him as brilliant, hardworking, funny and fiercely protective, with a loving heart beneath his familiar cynicism. He was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7.
Itai Za’afrani, 23, of Eilat - Murdered by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Re'im.