Golani's 13th Battalion held a flag parade today (Sunday) in Nahal Oz in memory of the battalion's 44 fighters who fell in the war - among them the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg.
Documentation from the daring fighting of the 13th Battalion tonight // IDF Spokesperson
The battalion's adjutant officer, Capt. Amit Mei-Perez, told the soldiers: "Today we are executing Tomer's will. We will hold a flag parade here in memory of all the fallen soldiers of the battalion. Tomer always said that 'when we leave Sajaiya, we will hold a flag parade in Nahal Oz.' The dream became a will."
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The battalion commander who replaced the late Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg, Lt. Col. Yuval Mazuz, also spoke at the parade: "We are in an evening of hope, we are returning to this place as those who attacked the nests of the terrorists from which they emerged, we are obligated not to stop," he said.
Lt. Col. Mazuz added: "Before the ceremony here, I spoke with Ashira, Tomer's wife, and she wanted to convey that she is proud of you, she is happy that Tomer spent his last moments alongside heroes in the role of his life. From here we send a warm and loving hug to all the bereaved families of the battalion, looking forward the hourglass turned to the next mission. The battalion is ready and ready."
Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg, commander of the 13th Battalion in Golani, photo: Oren Cohen
The fighting in the northern Gaza Strip took a heavy toll on the IDF and the 13th Battalion in particular, with nine soldiers and officers falling in a deadly battle in the Sajaiya neighborhood.
The incident in which the nine soldiers were killed occurred when, during a cleanup in a crowded area between houses, an IDF force was shot at from one of the houses, and an IED was activated. The force returned fire at the source of the fire, and as a result of the detonation of the IED, a separation was created between the forces and a rescue process began. Another force that arrived at the scene entered the building. A second IED was then detonated, claiming the lives of other fighters.
Those killed in the terrible incident were Col. Yitzhak Ben Basht, who was killed while serving in the Golani Brigade Commander's Command; Golani Brigade 13th Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Tomer Greenberg; Major Roy Maldassi, company commander in the 13th Battalion; Major Moshe Avraham Bar-On, company commander in the 51st Battalion; Capt. Liel Hayu, Acting B-51; Sergeant Eran Aloni, a soldier in the 51st, and the sergeant of her brother Daskal, a soldier in the 51st. Two 669 fighters were also killed in the incident: Maj. Ben Shelly and Sergeant Col. Rom Hecht. In another incident, Staff Sgt. Uriah Yaakov, a soldier in the 614th Battalion at the School of Combat Engineering, was killed.
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