Gil Shlomo, an 11th grader from Sderot who organized a youth march from the Gaza envelope to Jerusalem for public awareness of the security situation a few months ago, will bear a torch at the 71st Independence Day ceremony.
A member of the Hebrew Scouts (Hatzofim Ha'ivriim in Hebrew) since the 4th grade, she will be lighting the torch in honor of the organization's 100th birthday as well as in honor of Gaza-area communities.