IDF Southern Brigade Commander Assaf Hamami's Body Returned After Two Years
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Colonel Assaf Hamami, commander of the IDF's Southern Brigade, was killed on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. His remains were returned to Israel in November 2025, over two years after his death. Hamami recognized the scale of the Hamas attack early on and led his troops into battle, where he fell. He was a married father of three.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Colonel Assaf Hamami's body was returned to Israel in November 2025, over two years after his death.
- Hamami, commander of the Southern Brigade, was killed on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza.
- He recognized the Hamas attack as a war and led his troops into battle.
- Hamami was 40 years old, married, and a father of three.
- His family lived with the loss and the fact his body was held in Gaza for over two years.
Colonel Assaf Hamami, commander of the Southern Brigade in the Gaza Division, was killed on October 7 and his body was taken to Gaza. More than two years later, his body has been returned to Israel. In the initial moments of the October 7 Hamas attack, amidst confusion from rocket fire, reports of infiltrations, and calls for help, Hamami quickly grasped the severity of the situation. He understood it was not a localized infiltration but a full-scale war. Hamami, 40, a married father of three, immediately went to the field with his troops to fight the terrorists. During the battle, he fell and his body was abducted to the Gaza Strip. His family endured over two years of loss and the knowledge of his body being held in Gaza. In November 2025, his remains were returned to Israel for burial. Hamami was known as a commander who led by personal example, not staying behind even as his surroundings collapsed on October 7. He recognized the war and went directly into the fight.
