SERGIO CANEPA

On October 7, dozens of terrorists disguised as IDF soldiers infiltrated the Sufa outpost and attacked the Nahal soldiers who had barricaded themselves in the dining room. Lt. Col. Or Ben Yehuda, commander of the Caracal Battalion, was rushed to the area and led her 12 soldiers in a stubborn battle that lasted 14 hours, at the end of which they cleared the outpost while, together with the forces of Shayetet 13, eliminating all the terrorists around and inside the outpost - until the trapped soldiers were freed alive. Or fought fiercely, even when she learned of the fall of her deputy, Major Avi Khovlashvili at Kibbutz Be'ere. She is considered a pioneer and her activism has earned her the rank of Major General and the Chief of Staff's Distinguished Service Medal. A true Israeli heroine.