The names of 30 policemen, Border Police and SWAT officers who were killed in fierce battles against Hamas terrorists who infiltrated communities near the Gaza Strip, Sderot and Ofakim were allowed to be published this morning.
Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai said after assessing the situation: "On behalf of the Israel Police, I share in the grief of the bereaved families, and together with the care and accompaniment of the families of the policemen and Border Police fighters who lost their loved ones, we, as the police and together with the IDF, continue the search for officers who have been out of touch since yesterday.
"In the past 100 hours we have witnessed a long list of incidents in which our operatives acted heroically, rescuing abductees and besiegers, eliminating terrorists while striving for contact and endangering lives, and operating at the sites of rocket hits throughout the country. Even at this time, there are still centers in the south where there is concern that terrorists are present, and therefore we must continue to remain alert, follow the instructions of the Home Front Command and report in real time to the <> hotline any unusual incident."
Names of 30 people killed in battle:
Lieutenant General J.R. Davidov, Commander of the Rahat Station, Southern District.
Lieutenant General Yitzhak Bazooka Shvili, Commander of Segev Shalom Station, Southern District.
Superintendent Martin Kozmitzkes, M. Plaga in the Enforcement Coordination Directorate (COGAT).
Superintendent Shlomo Moshe El, officer in the Special Counterterrorism Unit (SWAT).
Superintendent Nissim Lugasi, Deputy Commander of the Southern Border Police Rural Assault Unit.
Superintendent Amin Okhondov, Team Commander in Yoav Unit, Southern District.
Inspector Andrei Fushivi, patrol officer, Yoav Unit Township Station, Southern District.
Inspector Alexey Shamkov, an officer in the Special Counterterrorism Unit (SWAT).
Rabbi vs. Meir Abergel, Investigations Coordinator at the Sderot Station, Southern District.
Senior Sergeant Chen Nahmias, sniper in the Special Counterterrorism Unit (SWAT).
Senior Sergeant Roman Gendel, Lt. Gend. Instructor, Border Police Tactical Brigade.
Senior Sergeant Yehuda Kader, NCO of the Ein HaBasor Cluster, Border Police South.
Senior Sergeant Roni Abuharon, detective at the Rahat police station, Southern District.
Senior Sergeant Adir Shlomo, Chief of Logistics Staff at the Sderot Station, Southern District.
Senior Sergeant Yigal Illouz, Southern District sapper.
Advanced Sergeant Bar Sivan, a combat soldier in the Special Counterterrorism Unit (SWAT).
Advanced Sergeant Alon Barad, investigator at the Rahat station, Southern District.
Advanced Sergeant Alexi Borodovsky, Special Patrol Unit Negev, Southern District.
Advanced Sergeant Vitaly Cressy, Scene Investigator, Forensic Identification Department, Tel Aviv District.
Advanced Sergeant Alik Poznyakov, detective in the Protective Unit, Southern District.
Advanced Sergeant Malik Krim, investigator at the Beer Sheva station, Southern District.
Advanced Sergeant Yoray Eliyahu Cohen, Special Counterterrorism Unit (SWAT) fighter.
First Sergeant Dror Elton, a sapper in the Special Counterterrorism Unit (SWAT).
First Sergeant Yaakov Shlomo Krasninsky, a soldier in the undercover Border Police Southern unit.
First Sergeant Elior Yifrah, Central Unit Detective Unit (SWAT) Negev, Southern District.
Sgt. Avi Buzaglo, detective at the Rahat station, Southern District.
Sgt. Michael Lizami, detective at the Beer Sheva station, Southern District.
Sgt. Shai El Knafo toured the Township Station, Southern District.
First Sergeant Alyona Estepenko, Patrol at Ofakim Station, Southern District.
Rabbi Ravit Hannah Asayag, a combat soldier in the Southern Border Police unit.
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