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Ehsan Daxa | |
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Native name | אחסאן דקסה |
Born | Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel | 19 February 1983
Died | 20 October 2024 Jabalia | (aged 41)
Allegiance | Israel |
Service | Israel Defense Forces |
Battles / wars | Israel–Hamas war † |
Ehsan Daxa (19 February 1983 – 20 October 2024) was an Israeli army colonel. He was killed by an explosion in the Israel-Gaza war on 20 October 2024, at the age of 41.[1]
Daxa was born and raised in the town of Daliyat al-Karmel. He enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in 2001, joining the 7th Armored Division. During the Second Lebanon War, he served as a company commander in the 75th Battalion of the 7th Brigade. Daxa was wounded at the Battle of Ayta ash-Sha'b.
Daxa is considered to be the highest-ranking officer to have died in ground combat since the start of the Israel–Hamas war.[2]