Notable Deaths
- January 29 – Ephraim Kishon (born 1924), Hungarian-born Israeli satirist, dramatist, screenwriter and film director, apparent heart attack.
- January 30 – Asher Peres (born 1934), French-born Israeli physicist, considered a pioneer in quantum information theory.
- February 15 – Dudu Geva (born 1950), Israeli cartoonist.
- March 1 – Peter Malkin (born 1927), German-born Israeli Mossad agent, the man who captured Adolf Eichmann.
- March 18 – Gary Bertini (born 1927), Romanian (Bessarabia)-born Israeli musician and conductor.
- April 12 – Ehud Manor (born 1941), Israeli songwriter.
- April 24 – Ezer Weizman (born 1924), former Israeli president.
- May 19 – Batya Gur (born 1947), Israeli author.
- May 28 – Avner Shaki (born 1926), Israeli politician.
- August 21 – Dahlia Ravikovitch (born 1936), Israeli poet and author.
- September 10 – Lea Nikel (born 1918), Russian (Ukraine)-born Israeli abstract artist.
- October 3 – Sarah Levy-Tanai (born 1910), Israeli choreographer.
- October 15 – Efraim Reuytenberg (born 1914), Israeli painter, known for use of Chinese motifs.
- November 13 – Miriam Roth (born 1910), Czech-born Israeli children's author.
- December 11 – Professor Hayim Tadmor (born 1923), Chinese-born Israeli Assyriologist.
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