A programmer with dual American-Israeli nationality has developed an interactive map showcasing the hometowns of more than 480 Israeli soldiers who lost their lives since the commencement of Hamas’s ruthless assault on October 7.
“One aspect of this horrible war which has really touched me is how deeply all of Israel has been affected personally by the losses. Every time there’s a new terrible announcement about more fallen soldiers, I’ve noticed that they’re from new places. To help myself internalize just how broad the impact has been, I made a map of the hometown of every fallen soldier since (including) October 7. May this map never need any more names added to it,” tweets Liron Kopinsky.
Kopinsky told The Times of Israel that he “copied it by hand from the IDF website into Excel and so I looked at each photo. It felt like giving each person a little honor.”
He said that the fallen hail from 224 different cities.
“The map only shows ‘where they live.’ Not where they were born. Where they grew up. Where their parents, siblings, cousins, friends live. The ripples are way broader,” he said.
{Matzav.com Israel}
