IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the family of the murdered 52nd Battalion commander, Lt.-Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, of Beit HaShita in the North, on Sunday.
Zamir spoke with Ben Simhon’s parents, his widow Ariella, and his five brothers, all of whom are or have been combat soldiers.
Areilla has been serving as an officer in the Northern Command.
Ben Simhon had previously served as a top aide to former IDF northern command chief Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin.
Ben Simhon was fourth battalion commander since Oct. 7 massacre
He was the fourth commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion since the October 7, 2023, massacre, with the previous three all having been wounded.
Zamir regularly speaks about the fallen and wounded soldiers, including at a conference in Jerusalem last week, and tries to speak to many families, but visiting the home of Ben Simhon’s family was an unusual event.
