Alim Abdallah (Hebrew: עלים עבדאללה; Arabic: عليم عبدالله; 1982 – 9 October 2023) was the deputy commander of the Israeli 300th Brigade of the 91st Division.[1][2] Abdallah, a Druze Israeli, was killed by a Hezbollah strike while responding to an infiltration operation during the Israel–Hamas war. His rank was lieutenant colonel.[3]
Career
Abdallah enlisted in the IDF in 2002, in the 299th Battalion. During the 2006 Lebanon War, he was the deputy commander of a company.[1] After that, Abdallah was the battalion's commanding officer.[1] After completing his studies, he was appointed deputy commander of the 33rd Battalion in Karakal.
Abdallah later served as a paramilitary officer of the Paran Brigade, commander of the 299th Reserve Battalion, and head of the training branch of the Northern Command.[4] In the 300th Brigade, he held several senior positions, such as a brigade operations officer, a brigade safety officer, and the brigade's deputy commander.
On 9 October 2023, Abdallah was killed in the Western Galilee during an exchange of fire with militants who infiltrated from Lebanon.[5][6] He was killed one week prior to completing his military service.[7]
Family
Abdallah was married to Muna.[8] They had three children.[9] The brother of Abdallah was an officer in the same unit and heard over the internal communication that his brother was hit.[10]
References
^ abc"למפקדים הדרוזים מגיע הצדעה" [The Druze commanders deserve a salute]. Portal Carmel and North (in Hebrew). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^"'תחושת המשמעות היא ענקית'" ['The sense of meaning is immense']. BeKitzur (in Hebrew). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023. היא מזכירה גם את המפקד שלה מאותה התקופה, סגן אלוף עלים עבדאללה, שלדבריה: 'השפיע עליי מאוד ובזכותו אני הקצינה שאני כיום'. [She also mentions her commander from that time, Lt. Col. Alim Abdallah, who she says: 'had a great influence on me and thanks to him I am the officer I am today.']
^Amun, Fadi (10 October 2023). "סמח"ט 300 הובא למנוחות: 'היה אמור להשתחרר משירות השבוע'". Haaretz. סגן מפקד החטיבה המרחבית 300, סא"ל עלים עבדאללה, שנהרג אתמול (שני) בהיתקלות עם מחבלים שחדרו לישראל מלבנון, הובא היום למנוחות בכפר יאנוח־ג׳ת שבגליל המערבי. יותר מ-2,000 בני אדם השתתפו בהלוויה. עבדאללה היה בן 41 במותו והותיר אחריו אישה ושלושה ילדים.