Rotem Langer, the paratrooper was critically wounded by a sniper in Shechem in Operation Defensive Shield 17 years ago and died of his wounds at the age of 39 on Tuesday, was laid to rest in the Yehud cemetery.
Langer's sister, Yifat, eulogized him, noting, "For weeks you were between life and death. Although the doctors were pessimistic, you recovered and continued in your rehabilitation. At every stage you proved everything possible. You learned to speak from scratch. You resumed walking gradually and slowly, at every step, you insisted on doing what you wanted."