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Yitzhar Hofman

Yitzhar Hofman (Hebrew: יצהר הופמן; 1987 – 31 January 2024) was an Israeli Major and commander in the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag Unit.[2][3][4]

He fought in battles with Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip.[5] Hofman was one of the leading Israeli air force commanders who played key roles in the Gaza war. He was responsible for the raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza in November 2023, and he supervised the attack and siege on the medical compound.[6][7]

On 31 January 2024, Hoffman was killed by a Hamas sniper, who fatally shot him with an Al-Ghoul rifle.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Yitzhar Hofman IDF".
  2. ^ "IDF says reservist commando officer killed in Gaza". The Times of Israel.
  3. ^ "Yitzhar Hofman". The Times of Israel.
  4. ^ "At no point was it an option that he would die. It was only when Commander Schladg told me that I believed". February 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Israeli Air Force's elite unit commander killed fighting in northern Gaza". i24NEWS (Israeli TV channel). 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ admin (2024-03-17). "Israeli Commander Responsible for Storming Al-Shifa Hospital Killed - VIDEO & REPORT". Palestine Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. ^ Plessis, Aneeqa Du (2024-03-19). "The Israeli occupation forces conducts a brutal raid on Al-Shifa Hospital". Voice of the Cape. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. ^ زقزوق, عمر. "كيف تفاعل مغردون مع فيديو قنص القسام للضابط هوفمان؟". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-03.