‘Another Painful Heartbreak That Grips an Entire Nation’: Officials Mourn Four Slain IDF Soldiers
Officials and citizens alike are mourning the loss of four Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) 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 of Lieutenant Eitan Avner Ben Itzhak gathered to pay their respects during his funeral held at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on September 18, 2025. Lieutenant Ben Itzhak was killed in combat operations in the Gaza Strip.
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