Nathan Elbaz

Nathan Elbaz (Hebrew: נתן אלבז; 17 October 1932 – 11 February 1954) was an Israel Defense Forces soldier who sacrificed his life for his friends, receiving the Medal of Distinguished Service.

He immediately called out a warning to his comrades to take shelter, but when he saw that there was no way to throw the grenade without endangering them, he ran away from them, pressing it to his chest and was thus killed.

For this action he received a posthumous citation from chief of staff Moshe Dayan.

[3][4] Amos Ettinger also wrote a poem in his memory, called "Nathan Natan".

Streets in Israeli cities were named after him: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Petah Tikva, Ashdod, Herzliya, Lod, Tirat Carmel, Kiryat Gat, Shlomi, Kiryat Ata, Ramla and Sderot.