Two Israeli casualties of the last few days\' fighting will be buried today. St.-Sgt. (res.) Ophir Roth, 22, of Gan Yoshiya - a small community between Netanya and the Shomron - was killed on Monday by Arab gunfire in the Bethlehem area. Yesterday, company commander Major (res.) Moshe Gerstner, 29, of Rishon LeTzion, was killed by Arab gunfire during the incursion into Jenin. Three other reservists were wounded as well. Jerusalem Policeman Tomer Mordechai, 19, who was killed on Monday night while in the course of stopping a suicide bomber, was buried in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
The number of deaths in the Netanya Passover seder slaughter rose to 26 over the holiday, as four more victims passed away. Frieda Britevich, 86, died yesterday, and her husband Alter, 88, passed away on Monday. They will be buried this afternoon in Netanya. Ze\'ev Vider, 50, and Chana Rogen, 90, also passed away of their wounds this week. Carlos Yerushalmi, 52, of Karkur, on Monday became the 15th victim of the Matza Restaurant massacre in Haifa that occurred the day before.
Sgt. Shmuel Toledano, 20, of Haifa, was killed in a tank accident while on duty in Gaza yesterday. The incident is under IDF investigation.
The number of deaths in the Netanya Passover seder slaughter rose to 26 over the holiday, as four more victims passed away. Frieda Britevich, 86, died yesterday, and her husband Alter, 88, passed away on Monday. They will be buried this afternoon in Netanya. Ze\'ev Vider, 50, and Chana Rogen, 90, also passed away of their wounds this week. Carlos Yerushalmi, 52, of Karkur, on Monday became the 15th victim of the Matza Restaurant massacre in Haifa that occurred the day before.
Sgt. Shmuel Toledano, 20, of Haifa, was killed in a tank accident while on duty in Gaza yesterday. The incident is under IDF investigation.