On the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre, the Defense Ministry published updated data showing 1,318 members of Israel's security forces have fallen since the war began. More than 7,150 families have joined the circle of bereavement, including 2,143 parents, 355 widows, 880 orphans, and 3,772 siblings. The toll includes IDF soldiers, police officers, Shin Bet, Prison Service, Fire and Rescue personnel, local security coordinators, and civilian rapid-response team members.
On the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas massacre, the Defense Ministry this morning (Sun 09:15 Jerusalem) published a detailed breakdown of the bereavement toll among families of fallen security personnel. According to the data, more than 7,150 families have joined the circle of bereavement since the war began: 2,143 parents, 355 widows, 880 orphans, and 3,772 siblings. The fallen include 1,318 members of the IDF, Israel Police, Shin Bet, Prison Service, Fire and Rescue Service, local security coordinators, and civilian rapid-response teams.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (Sun 06:42), the initial figures from the ministry gave the total number of 1,318 fallen and 7,150 bereaved families without the familial breakdown. This followed a broader update at Sun 06:04 in which the Defense Ministry and National Insurance Institute reported 2,347 total killed or murdered, including 63 children, and approximately 87,000 new terror victims recognized over the three years of war.
The current data covers only security force members and does not include Israeli civilians murdered on October 7 and afterward.
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