Binyamin Regional Council: With great sorrow, we announce the fall in battle of Yonah Efraim (Efi) Feldbaum, may God avenge his blood, a resident of Zayit Ra’anan – Neria, in the Binyamin region.
Efi, 37 years old, a father of five, lived in the community and worked as a contractor in the area. During the war, he dedicated his skills to significant reserve service in the Gaza Strip. Efi is the **59th fallen soldier** from the Binyamin Regional Council.
His friends in the community said: “Efi was well-known and loved throughout the area. He worked extensively to promote the young settlements. Efi was deeply connected to the Land of Israel and fell while acting to defend it.”
*The head of the Binyamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council, Yisrael Gantz, eulogized him:*
“Efi fought on the front lines of the war in Gaza and continued to do so even after the ceasefire was announced, which was repeatedly violated by Hamas terrorists.