Yonatan Elazari
19 years old
Alon Shvut
Yonatan Elazari, 19, of Alon Shvut, was a Paratroopers trainee remembered as gentle, adventurous and always smiling. Off duty in Ofakim on October 7, he refused to remain sheltered while Hamas terrorists attacked the city. Though he had no firearm, Yonatan went out to fight, first armed only with rocks and later with a knife he received from a soldier. He was killed while confronting the invasion.
Cpl. Yonatan Elazari, 19, of Alon Shvut – Paratroopers Brigade Training Camp.