Reuven Heinik
56 years old
Ashkelon
Reuven, 56, from Ashkelon, was the longtime manager of Kibbutz Kissufim’s dairy farm. A lifelong dairy farmer, he was deeply devoted to the animals in his care. Two days after the October 7 attack, despite his family and friends urging him not to go, Reuven returned to Kissufim to feed, water and milk the cows. He was murdered by a terrorist hiding in the barn.
Reuven Heinik, 56, of Ashkelon – Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kissufim.