‘Another Painful Heartbreak That Grips an Entire Nation’: Officials Mourn Four Slain IDF Soldiers
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the nation mourn the loss of four soldiers who were recently killed in combat. The fallen soldiers have been named as Major Omri Chai Ben Moshe, Lieutenant Ron Arieli, Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, and Lieutenant Eran Shelem.
Family and friends gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak, held at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on September 18, 2025. He was killed during combat operations in the Gaza Strip.
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