Leon Bar
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Col. (res.) Leon Bar | |
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| Native name | ליאון בר (בן מוחה) |
| Born | (1970年04月11日)11 April 1970 |
| Died | 8 October 2023(2023年10月08日) (aged 53) Route 232 (Israel) near the Black Arrow Monument |
| Buried | Gedera Cemetery in Gedera, Israel |
Service years | 1989–2023 |
Rank | Colonel (Hebrew: אלוף משנה, Aluf mishne) |
| Unit | Judea and Samaria Division [1] |
| Awards | The President's Medal for Civilian Heroism (posthumously)[2] |
Leon Bar (Ben Mocha) (Hebrew: לאון בר; 11 April 1970–8 October 2023) was a retired IDF colonel who, on 7 October 2023, saved dozens of civilians from the fighting in Sderot and the massacre at the Nova Festival. The next day, on 8 October, he was killed by a terrorist who ambushed him near the Black Arrow Monument as he and his son Omer were searching for additional survivors of the October 7 massacre.
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