Two IDF soldiers fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. That was allowed for publication Tuesday morning. In addition, two fighters from the 13th Battalion, Golani Brigade, were seriously wounded Monday night in battle in the southern Gaza Strip. The injured were taken to hospital and their families were informed.
Captain (res.), Rotem Yosef Levy z"l from Oranit, served in the Yahalam unit, combat engineering, fell as a result of an encounter with terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip, in a battle in which Captain (res.), Netanel Silberg z"l, fell.
Rotem Levy, Photo: IDF Spokesperson
The late Levy served as deputy company commander in the Yahalam unit, 24 years old in Nopelo, on December 18, 2023. His funeral will be held today (Tuesday), at 15:30 at the Segula cemetery in Petah Tikva.
Levy was an avid fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv's basketball team. "The heart is broken, Rotem Levy, flesh of our flesh, one of us - fell in battle in the Gaza Strip," the team's fans wrote about him on Facebook.
"Rotem joined the organization at a young age, was a fence man and responsible for the sets, and won the European Cup in the Final Four in Milan with us when he was a leading part of the organization's work. Rotem Maccabist. He is the best Maccabist there is, and as such, from an early age he knew he would be in an elite unit, enlisted in the Yahalam and even went to an officers' course. At the beginning of the war, Rotem reported for reserve duty and served as a company sergeant in a combat unit until he fell in battle. We share in the sorrow of his brother, Roy Levy, also a member of the organization for almost two decades, and the family's sorrow. We embrace you and we are here for you for everything. The heart hurts. We will always remember you as a hero."
"What a light you were, full of grace and grace"
Staff Sgt. (res.), Daniel Yaakov Ben Harush z"l, Malone, a soldier in Battalion 6551, in the "Half Fire" Formation (551), fell on December 18, 2023, in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, aged 31. Daniel is survived by a two-year-old son.
Daniel Ben Harush, Photo: IDF Spokesperson
His friend in the unit, Eliav Turgeman, the battalion commander, wrote a farewell post and eulogy about him on Facebook: "Daniel Ben Harush, a member of the battalion. Oh Daniel Daniel, what a man Daniel, what a light you were, full of grace and grace, a good spirit with a worn-out daughter, and a desire to benefit everyone. When my leg hurt, they told me, "There's an expert in Patan," and you gave me tips and what to do with a smile. Grace and simplicity. "The Lord will raise your pure blood. We love you very, very much."
In the moshav where he lived, one resident wrote about him. "Disaster haunts disaster. Daniel Ben Harush, the guy and the soul and the wide and beautiful smile, and the love of man, and gentleness, and curiosity, fell in Gaza. The heart aches and aches. Daniel was the ANAK (community youth worker) of our small moshav. That's how we got to know him. We all loved him, children and parents. He was a proud young father to his two-year-old son. He just graduated from Wingate and began his professional career. A whole world that was still waiting for him. Personally, we had a warm connection and many conversations, and I just loved the person and the good soul he was. Sad, sad, sad, may his memory be blessed."
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