Yonatan Steinberg: Difference between revisions

Steinberg studied at Jerusalem's {{ill|Horev Yeshiva|he|ישיבת חורב}} high school and {{ill|Ma'ale Eliyahu|he|ישיבת מעלה אליהו}} yeshiva in Tel Aviv.<ref name=":0Without">{{Cite news|last=Ben Porat|first=Ido|date=2 June 2016|title=לא עוצמים עין ומסכלים פיגועי טרור |trans-title=Without Turning a Blind Eye, They Are Thwarting Terrorist Attacks |url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/323312 |access-date=28 May 2024|work=[[Arutz Sheva]] |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915105534/https://www.inn.co.il/news/323312 |url-status=live }}</ref> He enlisted in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) in August 2000 and was assigned to Battalion 931 in the [[Nahal Brigade]]. After completing basic training, he served as a combat soldier in the battalion. He underwent the IDF's Combat Intelligence Collection Corps course and the IDF's Officer Candidate School. Upon completing the courses, he returned to Battalion 931, where he was appointed a platoon commander and participated in combat operations against Palestinian militants during the [[Second Intifada]].<ref name=":0Without" /><ref name=":1Skirmish">{{Cite news|date=7 October 2023|title=מפקד חטיבת הנח"ל, אלוף-משנה יהונתן שטיינברג ז"ל נהרג בהיתקלות |trans-title=Nahal Brigade Commander Colonel Yonatan Steinberg z'l Killed In Skirmish|url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/615905 |access-date=28 May 2024|work=Arutz Sheva |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008091850/https://www.inn.co.il/news/615905 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Later, he served as a company commander in Battalion 931.<ref name=":0Without" /> Between 2011 and 2012, he served as the deputy commander of Battalion 931. Following that, he served as the Assistant Brigade Commander (Operations) of the Nahal Brigade between 2012 and 2013. Subsequently, he was appointed the [[Chief of the General Staff (Israel)|Chief of Staff's]] Military Secretary, serving in this role between 2013 and 2015.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=תרגיל "שערי הפלדה" לדימוי לחימה בעזה מגיע לשיאו. הצטרפנו ללוחמים |url=https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%93-%D7%94%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/2018/%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%9C-%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%94/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906050100/https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%93-%D7%94%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/2018/%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%99%D7%9C-%D7%A9%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%94/ |archive-date=6 September 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=www.idf.il}}</ref> In 2016, he served as [[lieutenant Colonelcolonel]] in Battalion 931.<ref name=":0Without">{{Cite web |url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/323312 |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=www.inn.co.il |title=לא עוצמים עין ומסכלים פיגועי טרור |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915105534/https://www.inn.co.il/news/323312 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he was appointed commander of the {{ill|Binyamin Brigade|he|חטיבת בנימין}} of the IDF,<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=מפקד חטיבת בנימין: נס יבוא רק על גבי עבודה קשה |trans-title=Binyamin Brigade Commander: A Miracle Will Only Come On Top of Hard Work|url=https://www.srugim.co.il/516821-%d7%9e%d7%a4%d7%a7%d7%93-%d7%97%d7%98%d7%99%d7%91%d7%aa-%d7%91%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9f-%d7%a0%d7%a1-%d7%99%d7%91%d7%95%d7%90-%d7%a8%d7%a7-%d7%a2%d7%9c-%d7%92%d7%91%d7%99-%d7%a2%d7%91%d7%95 |access-date=2024-05-0628 May 2024|website=סרוגים Srugim|language=HE}}</ref> reaching the rank of [[colonel]].<ref>{{Cite web news|date=17 October 2023 |title=Col. Jonathan Steinberg, 42: 'LetCommander usand carryConsummate on his legacy'Family Man|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/col-jonathan-steinberg-42-let-us-carry-on-his-legacy/ |access-date=2228 October 2023May 2024|websitework=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en}}</ref> In 2022, he was made chief leader for tactical operations and held this position until 2023. He was made commander of the [[Nahal Brigade|933rd Brigade]] in May.<ref name=":1Skirmish">{{Cite web |title=מפקד חטיבת הנח"ל, אלוף-משנה יהונתן שטיינברג ז"ל נהרג בהיתקלות |url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/615905 |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=www.inn.co.il |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008091850/https://www.inn.co.il/news/615905 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2023 |title=IDF Nahel Brigade Colonel Yonatan Steinberg Killed in Clash Near Kerem Shalom|work=The Atlas News|first=Bianca|last=Bridger |url=https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2023/10/07/idf-nahel-brigade-colonel-yonatan-steinberg-killed-in-clash-near-kerem-shalom/ |access-date=8 October 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008054812/https://theatlasnews.co/brief/2023/10/07/idf-nahel-brigade-colonel-yonatan-steinberg-killed-in-clash-near-kerem-shalom/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2023|title=המפקד החדש של חטיבת הנח"ל: בוגר "מעלה אליהו" |trans-title=New Commander of the Nahal Brigade: A 'Ma'ale Eliyahu' Graduate|url=https://www.srugim.co.il/798876-%d7%94%d7%9e%d7%a4%d7%a7%d7%93-%d7%94%d7%97%d7%93%d7%a9-%d7%a9%d7%9c-%d7%97%d7%98%d7%99%d7%91%d7%aa-%d7%94%d7%a0%d7%97%d7%9c-%d7%91%d7%95%d7%92%d7%a8-%d7%9e%d7%a2%d7%9c%d7%94-%d7%90%d7%9c%d7%99 |access-date=28 May 2024|website=Srugim|language=HE}}</ref>

On 7 October 2023, Steinberg was killed in action in an exchange of fire with Palestinian militants during the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas-led attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news |title="איכשהו, זה מאוד יוני. אם למות – אז בתוך משהו גדול" |url=https://www.makorrishon.co.il/news/yoman/706959/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=הותר לפרסום: מפקד חטיבת הנח"ל, אל"מ יהונתן שטיינברג נהרג בהיתקלות עם מחבלים - וואלה חדשות |url=http://news.walla.co.il/item/3614379 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=וואלה |language=he}}</ref> He was one of the most senior IDF officers to be killed in action for some time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |date=8 October 2023 |title=Commander of IDF's Nahal Brigade killed in clashes with Hamas on Gaza border |language=en-US |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/commander-of-idfs-nahal-brigade-killed-in-clashes-with-hamas-on-gaza-border/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007231424/https://www.timesofisrael.com/commander-of-idfs-nahal-brigade-killed-in-clashes-with-hamas-on-gaza-border/ |archive-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> His army-issued weapon was found by Israeli commandos in the [[Hamad City]] neighbourhood of [[Khan Yunis]], along with personal effects of Israeli abductees, by Israeli commandos in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jdn.co.il/news/2156568/ |title=בלב השכונה היוקרתית בחאן יונס: אותר הנשק של אל”ם יהונתן שטיינברג הי”ד|last=Toledano|first=Elhanan|date=10 March 2024|access-date=19 May 2024|website=jdn.co.il|language=he-IL|trans-title=In the Heart of Khan Yunis' Upper-class Neighbourhood: Colonel Yonatan Steinberg's Weapon Was Found|quote=The weapon of the commander of the Nahal Brigade who was killed at the beginning of the war, Colonel Yonatan Steinberg, was found in recent days by the commando brigade in 'Hamad City' in Khan Yunis. Along with the weapon of the senior officer, the fighters located effects of Israeli abductees.}}</ref>

Steinberg lived in [[Shomria]], a [[religious kibbutz]] in southern Israel with his wife Yiska and six children.<ref name=":1Skirmish" />