Ehsan Daxa

{{Short description|Israeli army colonel (1983–2024)}}

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| name = Ehsan Daxa

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| native_name = احسان دقسا

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| caption = Daxa in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date|1983|02|19|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|20|1983|02|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel

| death_place = Jabalia, Gaza Strip, Palestine

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| battles = 2006 Lebanon War

• Battle of Ayta ash-Sha'b{{WIA}}

Gaza war

• Siege of North Gaza{{KIA}}

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Ehsan Daxa ({{langx|ar|احسان دقسا}}; {{langx|he|אחסאן דקסה}}; 19 February 1983 – 20 October 2024) was an Israeli Druze{{Cite web |date=22 October 2024 |title=Thousands Attend Funeral of Druze Armored Brigade Commander |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-10-22/ty-article/.premium/thousands-attend-funeral-of-druze-armored-brigade-commander/00000192-b0b5-d30f-a39e-f8f752a80000 |website=Haaretz}}{{Cite web |date=20 October 2024 |title='Hero of Israel': 401st Brigade commander Col. Ehsan Daxa killed in northern Gaza |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825362 |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}} army colonel and commander of the 401st Armored Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces. He was killed by an explosion in the Gaza war on 20 October 2024, at the age of 41.{{cite news |title='Hero of Israel': 401st Brigade commander Col. Ehsan Daxa killed in northern Gaza |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-825362 |access-date=21 October 2024 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=20 October 2024}}