Roi Levy

Roi Yosef Levy (; 29 May 1979 – 7 October 2023) was an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with the rank of colonel who served in his last position as commander of the Multidimensional Unit. He had previously served as commander of the Fire Training Center in Melah, commander of the Bar'am Brigade, commander of the Unit 621 – 'Egoz', commander of the Hadar Battalion and commander of the 1st 'Golani' Brigade. He was killed in the battle of Re'im during an encounter with Palestinian militants during the Gaza war.

In June 2013 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and appointed commander of the Golani Brigade, and led it among other things in fighting in Operation Protective Edge, during which he was seriously wounded in the head. Due to his injury, he ended his tenure in the battalion. After a rehabilitation period in which he also completed a master's degree in law at Bar-Ilan University, he was appointed commander of the Hadar Battalion at Bahad 1 and served in that position between 2015 and 2016. On 16 May 2016, he was appointed commander of the Egoz Unit in the Oz Brigade. In April 2018 he was selected by the Chief of Staff, Gadi Eisenkot, to light the IDF torch on the 70th Independence Day of the State of Israel. Later, the unit under his command received the Chief of Staff Prize for Excellence. He completed his role on 3 May 2018. On 27 June 2018, he was promoted to Colonel and appointed commander of the Bar'am Brigade and led the brigade among other things in Operation Northern Shield. He served in this role until 27 August 2020. Upon completion of his tenure, he was a student at the National Security College in Class 48 (2020–2021).

In 2021 he was appointed commander of the Fire Training Center in Melah, a position in which he served until 2023. On 30 July 2023, he was appointed commander of the Multidimensional Unit. He was killed on 7 October in the battle of Re'im during an encounter with Palestinian militants on the first day of the Gaza war.

Personal life Levy was married to Yael and was a father of five.