Huge loss: The IDF confirmed to the publication Friday morning that Sergeant Major Tal Shua, 31, from Be'er Sheva, a soldier in the armored brigade in the reserves, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
Tal, who married his partner Inbar only a year ago, was a fitness trainer in his hometown. His friends describe a dedicated and caring coach who did not give up even for a moment to his trainees.
His friend Yuval eulogized him: "The biggest, best heart in the world stopped beating, and so the man with the strongest body in the world was subdued. You have touched so many people with your special and infectious character. You've made a lot of friends with the joy and energy you would bring with you wherever you went. I run through my head all our laughs, nonsense, and especially your voice, which never stops echoing in my head and which I'm so afraid to forget. It feels like you're hiding somewhere in some corner and that in a few moments you're about to come out and shout, 'I worked on you'... Until I pinch myself and come back to reality."
He added: "In a few hours we will come to pay our last respects, I honestly can't believe I'm writing this my dear and beloved brother. Take care of Inbar, the love of your life, the gift you left her and us from above, King of the great world. God will raise your blood."
IDF Forces' Activity in Sejaiya (Archive) // IDF Spokesperson
His friend with me wrote: "Hercules, I can't digest, I just can't. I got to know an angel with a crazy joie de vivre and a huge heart. I got to serve with you, I got to go through a crazy and surreal experience with you in the army. Two weeks ago we talked and laughed about that crazy experience and what we went through there. You were a true brother and friend, you never left anyone behind. I will always remember that penetrating look, smile and rolling laughter."
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