Dotan Shimon

Age: 21

From: Eleazar

In Loving Memory of the Innocent Souls Taken Too Soon. United in peace, their light shines on in the hearts left behind. October 7, 2023, a day of sorrow, but their memories guide us toward a hopeful tomorrow.

Staff Sergeant Dotan Shimon, 21, who served in the Shaked Battalion in the Givati Brigade, was one of four soldiers killed in an explosion in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Shimon was from Elazar in Gush Etzion and tragically his sister Nofar was run over by a car a few years ago. He left behind a brother and two parents. Shimon’s brother, Guy, said in conversation with Ynet, “He was the most perfect kid you could imagine. A charming guy, handsome, with a heart of gold.

“He was the best brother one could ask for. He knew how to handle anything, was a role model, and was a sensitive and loving child,” he added.

He noted that his brother had been lightly wounded by shrapnel a few weeks ago and returned to combat just a few days after being wounded.

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