Yitzhak Ben-Bashat | |
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Native name | עלי יצחק בן בשט |
Nickname(s) | Benba |
Born | 1979 Halamish, Israel |
Died | (aged 44) Shujaiyya, Gaza |
Allegiance | Israel |
Service | Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 2001–2023 |
Rank | Aluf Mishne (Colonel) |
Battles / wars |
Eli Yitzhak Ben-Bashat (Hebrew: עלי יצחק בן בשט; 1979 – 12 December 2023) was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer with the rank of Colonel. He served as the commander of the Yiftach Brigade, the commander of the Paran Brigade, a team commander at the Tactical Command College, and the commander of the Golani Reconnaissance Battalion.
On 12 December 2023, in the battles of 2023 Israel–Hamas war he was killed.[1] He, Asaf Hamami, Roi Levy and Yonatan Steinberg are the most senior IDF officers killed in this war.