Tsachi Idan

Tsachi, 49, from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, worked in high tech and was a devoted Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer fan. He was a husband and father whose family life was at the center of his world. During the attack on their home, he fought to hold the reinforced-room door closed and protect his family before being taken captive to Gaza.

Kidnapped alive on October 7 and slain in captivity; body returned February 2025