Lidor Mekayes
19 years old
IDF base near Erez Crossing
Lidor, 19, from Ofakim, was a COGAT logistics soldier who had enlisted less than six months before October 7. He dreamed of one day living in America and was remembered as someone closely connected to his family. He had only been serving at the Erez-area base for a few months.
Killed on October 7 when Hamas terrorists stormed an IDF base near the Erez Crossing