The Multidimensional Unit under the command of Col. Roi Yosef Levy was suddenly deployed to Kibbutz Re’im upon receiving reports of the terrorist incursion on the morning of October 7, 2023. Bravely leading his team, he sought to engage the enemy and was the first to enter Kibbutz Re’im. In this encounter, some ten terrorists were eliminated. Col. Roi Yosef Levy, 44, was killed.
Roi was an exemplary and inspirational warrior who placed Israel’s security above all else. He was critically injured in the battle in the Sajaiya neighborhood in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge in 2014. After recovering, he fought to be reinstated as a combat soldier, and ultimately resumed command of the elite Egoz commando unit. About two and a half months ago, he took over command of the Multidimensional Unit. On Israel’s 70th Independence Day, he was chosen to light the IDF torch at the official torch-lighting ceremony. May his memory be a blessing.
