‘Another Painful Heartbreak That Grips an Entire Nation’: Officials Mourn Four Slain IDF Soldiers
Officials have expressed deep sorrow as the nation mourns the loss of four Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers who were 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 final respects during his funeral held at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on September 18, 2025. Lieutenant Avner Ben Itzhak was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, leaving behind loved ones and a grieving nation.
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