Captain Daniel Perez was murdered during the October 7 massacre. His remains were returned to Israel on October 13, 2025. His father, Rabbi Doron, was recently elected WZO president.
The IDF found the weapon of slain hostage Capt. Daniel Perez in a booby-trapped compound in the northern Gaza Strip, the military confirmed on Monday.
The IDF shared an image of a soldier having retrieved the weapon and a bomb within the compound.
Perez was born in South Africa and moved with his family to Yad Binyamin in 2014. He was a Company Commander in the IDF's 77th Battalion, part of the 7th Armored Brigade.
He was murdered by infiltrating Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre, with his remains being taken into the Gaza Strip. He was later returned on October 13, 2025.
At the time, he received plaudits from both the South African Diaspora community and key figures within Israel, with both President Isaac Herzog and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in attendance when he was laid to rest in Har Herzl on October 15.
Fallen soldier's father elected WZO president
Perez's father, Rabbi Doron Perez, was elected president of the World Zionist Organization following a coalition agreement at the World Zionist Congress in November.
Michael Starr and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
ONE returns to Red Sea with new service - 2'Tangled' live-action movie casts Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim as Rapunzel and Flynn
- 3The most effective method to Recuperate After a Dental Embed Strategy: A Far reaching Guide
- 4Everyday Seasonal Positions That Compensate Fairly in the US
- 5Prehistoric wolf’s gut frozen in time reveals an ice age giant
- 23 Most Amusing Messages At any point Sent Among Kids and Their Folks
- FDA adds strongest warning to Sarepta gene therapy linked to 2 patient deaths
- From White Elephant to Favorite Things parties, here are all the rules you need to know every kind of gift exchange
- Instructions to Warmly greet Certainty and Appeal
- Innospace's rocket crashes in first commercial launch in Brazil; shares tumble
- South Korea to End Bear Bile Farming and Find New Homes for the 200 Bears Stuck in the Industry
- Medtronic has 'significant firepower' for multiple acquisitions, executives say
- Flying without a Real ID? That'll soon cost you $45, TSA says.
- Reclassifying Achievement: Individual Accounts of Seeking after Interests
