Elisha Medan, who was wounded in the battle where Dr. Moshe Yedidyah Leiter fell, attended the Torah dedication ceremony in his memory with Moshe's father, Israel's Ambassador to the US.
Rabbi Liraz Zeira, who was severely wounded in Syria and lost both his legs, used to attend the annual Chabad emissary gathering in the United States every year. This year, he joined the event remotely from his hospital bed.
Aharon Karov, critically injured in Operation Cast Lead 16 years ago, re-enlists in the IDF as part of newly-formed Disabled Soldiers Department.
The number of disabled IDF soldiers treated at the Rehabilitation Division of the Ministry of Defense has crossed the 70,000 mark for the first time.
IDF's overhaul plan reneges on benefits agreements signed in 2013, advocates for veteran rights argue.
Some 300 IDF soldiers have been declared handicapped as a result of Operation Protective Edge last summer, the Defense Ministry said.
