Sgt. Shir Biton z”l

Shir, daughter of Uri and Asaf, and sister to Liad and Avia, served as a combat medic in the Northern Gaza Division and volunteered with Magen David Adom. She dreamed of becoming a surgical doctor and devoted herself to her studies. At the end of her medic training course, she wrote a heartfelt letter about what the role meant to her. She was known as a wise and joyful young woman who always placed others before herself. She fell on October 7th during the battle for the Nahal Oz outpost, while defending the state and its citizens. She was 19 years old when she fell.