Sergeant Sagi Erez
Sgt. Sagi Erez was a soldier in a squad commander course. He was killed on July 28 by Hamas gunmen who emerged from a tunnel near Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Five soldiers were killed during the attack. Erez’s cousin Stav said: “He was the king of the family, this kid that was [just] starting on his way who always knew what he wanted to do.” Erez was from Kiryat Ata. He was 19 years old.