The Binyamin Regional Council announced Sunday evening the death of Eitan Yisrael Kantman, 23, a resident of the community of Neria. According to an IDF statement, Kantman was found without signs of life on Sunday morning in central Israel.
The circumstances of his death remain under investigation. The IDF said a joint inquiry by the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division and the Israel Police has been opened, with findings to be forwarded to the Military Advocate General for review. The army said the family has been notified and that it will continue to accompany them through their mourning.
Kantman, the son of Benaya and Naama Kantman, grew up in Beit El before moving to Neria with his family several years ago. He studied at the Bnei Binyamin religious high school in Beit El and later at the Mitzpe Yericho yeshiva. He went on to study computer science at the Lev Academic Center as part of the IDF's atuda program, completing his degree in 2025 before enlisting as an academic professional officer.
He is survived by his parents, Benaya and Naama, and his siblings Elkana, Tamar, Yair, Yonatan and Moshe Achiya.
Binyamin Regional Council head Yisrael Ganz mourned Kantman's death, saying his heart broke at the difficult news and that the loss represented a moment of deep pain for the Kantman family, the Neria community and all of Binyamin. On behalf of Binyamin's residents, he sent condolences to Kantman's parents, siblings, extended family and friends, adding that the entire Neria community was being supported in its difficult hour. He concluded that Kantman's memory should be a blessing.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
