Sgt. Uriah Aymelek Goshen, from Jerusalem, a fighter in the Givati patrol, fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip, 21 years old in Nofolu./IDF Spokesman
A video taken by Sergeant Oriya Goshen, who fell on Wednesday in Gaza, was circulated online today. He took the video shortly before he entered Gaza with his friends, and his friends at the Hanton Preparatory School published it today. This morning we are sharing with you a video he shot, just before entering the fighting in Gaza," the seminary's Instagram account reads.
In the video, Goshen says: "I love you, I just want to say that it was very good, and I'm fine. I want you to smile and remember only smiles. That's the most important thing, to smile."
He adds: "Everyone says that and it's true. In the end it's what keeps us, so I just want you to smile, and really remember that, not as a slogan. I want us to keep smiling over time, because that's what makes us. Smiling is the power Ours, and that's my strength as well."
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Gad Spector, the director of the preparatory school, said that Uriah was the glue of the group: "The world will be sadder and less good without him. Our hearts are broken," said Spector, "Every trainee in the 9th cycle loved him, connected with him and appreciated the way he did. He was A funny, sensitive guy, with a big smile and a huge and curious heart. He was a man of the people, challenging us time and time again in our thinking. He had a gentleness of soul on the one hand and charisma and strength on the other. A magical boy from a special family who will remain with us with much longing."
The members of the preparatory school added: "Uria's huge and familiar smile magnetizes us, even now."
Goshen was laid to rest yesterday in the presence of hundreds of attendants, including his classmates.
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