The IDF Spokesperson's Office confirmed for publication Wednesday morning the name of Sergeant Major Meron Moshe Gersh, 21, from Petah Tikva, a soldier in the Yahalam unit of the Corps of Combat Engineers, who fell yesterday in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.
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Gersh was the only child of his parents. Despite this, he insisted on serving in combat.
Alan, his father, said of him painfully: "He volunteered in the fire department for four years. He loved to contribute. He believed in the state, he believed in the army. He didn't get a combat profile, but he persisted and fought."
"He came to the Yahalam unit and excelled. Went to the army and gave of himself. Put aside the fear for the sake of the goal - to defend the country. He was an only child and he said, 'Why should I be punished when I want to contribute like everyone else, just because I'm an only child?' He wanted to realize his desire and potential."
When he was a teenager, he volunteered at the fire station in his hometown. The Central District Fire and Rescue Service eulogized him: "Meron was a volunteer Fire and Rescue Service at the Petah Tikva Fire Station from the age of 15 to 18. The family of firefighters from Petah Tikva Regional Station shares in the grief of the Gersh family over the death of their son, Sgt. Meron Moshe."
Sergeant Major Meron Moshe Gersh, who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip, photo: IDF Spokesperson
Big Brother, which accompanies lone soldiers, eulogized Sergeant Major Meron Moshe Gersh: "Big Brother's family is pained by his downfall. Moshe, a Yahalam fighter in combat engineering, was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip while defending the State of Israel. He served as a lone soldier. May his memory be blessed."
Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg eulogized him: "It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of the heroic soldier, Sergeant Major Meron Moshe Gersh, z"l. Meron fought in battle in the Gaza Strip, as part of his service in the Yahalom unit, was 21 years old when he fell. We mourn and mourn the additional loss of our townspeople and the best of our sons. We share in the family's grief, we will accompany and support it in whatever it takes. May his memory be blessed."
His funeral will be held today at 15:00 at Segula Cemetery in Petah Tikva.
Since the beginning of the war, 509 soldiers have fallen, 175 of them since the beginning of the ground maneuvers in the Gaza Strip. 2,265 were injured, 360 of them in serious condition.
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