Shachar Aviani
56 years old
Shachar Aviani, 56, was the head of Kibbutz Kfar Aza’s local security team and was remembered as a man deeply connected to the land. When the October 7 attack began, he rushed to the kibbutz weapons locker and alerted his team that terrorists had entered the community. Shachar and the small security force fought dozens of Hamas attackers, and he was killed defending Kfar Aza.
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shachar Aviani, 56, Kfar Aza - Border Defense Corps, community military security coordinator.