'More than a career, my grandfather gave me a way of life. It started as a way to honor him, but it’s become a way of life for me. I see it as a way of moving from past to future.'

In December 2023, an IDF commando unit attempted a daring rescue. During the operation, Sahar was killed.

'You stood guard on the day our home became a battlefield, and because of you, people here live.'

As Israel continues the sacred mission of bringing every hostage and fallen soldier home, the nation honors the memory of those who gave everything.

In the chaos they left behind, 1,000 bottles of their 2022 Nir Oz Red - a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, and syrah - sat untouched in an underground bomb shelter.

His remains were returned to Israel last Thursday, along with those of Itzik Elgarat, Shlomo Mantzur, and Tsachi Idan.

Kfir, his brother Ariel (4), his mother Shiri (32) and his father Yarden (34) were captured by Hamas terrorists on October 7th.