Ehsan Daxa

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Ehsan Daxa
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Daxa in 2021
Native name
احسان دقسا
Born(1983-02-19)19 February 1983
Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
Died20 October 2024(2024-10-20) (aged 41)
Jabalia, Gaza Strip, Palestine
AllegianceFlag of Israel.svg Israel
BranchFlag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg  Israel Defense Forces
Battles / wars 2006 Lebanon War

Gaza war

Ehsan Daxa (Arabic : احسان دقسا; Hebrew : אחסאן דקסה; 19 February 1983 – 20 October 2024) was an Israeli Druze [1] [2] army colonel and commander of the 401st Armored Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces. He was killed by an explosion in the Gaza war on 20 October 2024, at the age of 41. [3]

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Biography

Daxa was born and raised in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel. He enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in 2001, joining the 7th Armored Brigade. During the 2006 Lebanon War, he served as a company commander in the 75th Battalion of the 7th Brigade. [3] Daxa was wounded at the Battle of Ayta ash-Sha'b.

In 2024, Daxa became commander of the 401st Brigade. He was killed after the tank he was in ran into a booby-trapped explosive device in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip during the Gaza war on 20 October 2024. [3] He was buried in Daliyat al-Karmel the next day. He is considered to be the highest-ranking officer to have died in ground combat since the start of the war. [4] [5] Meir Biderman was appointed as the acting commander of the unit. [6]

Personal life

Daxa was married and had three children. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Thousands Attend Funeral of Druze Armored Brigade Commander". Haaretz. 22 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "'Hero of Israel': 401st Brigade commander Col. Ehsan Daxa killed in northern Gaza". The Jerusalem Post . 20 October 2024. ISSN   0792-822X . Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "'Hero of Israel': 401st Brigade commander Col. Ehsan Daxa killed in northern Gaza". The Jerusalem Post. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "High-ranking Israeli Officer Killed in Northern Gaza". Haaretz. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.(subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Thousands Attend Funeral of Druze Armored Brigade Commander". Haaretz. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.(subscription required)
  6. ↑ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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