Israeli Soldier Killed in West Bank Shooting Attack Buried
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman, 23, was buried Sunday in Ashkelon after being killed in a shooting attack near Hebron. He died alongside Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem, 20, with three other soldiers wounded. The IDF believes the attackers intended a larger operation.
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- Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman, 23, was buried Sunday in Ashkelon.
- Reitman was killed Friday in a shooting attack near the Yehuda Junction.
- Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem, 20, was killed alongside Reitman.
- Three other soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack.
- The IDF suspects the attackers planned a more significant operation.
Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman, 23, from Ashkelon, was laid to rest on Sunday at 11:00 AM in the military section of the Giv'at Zion cemetery in his city. The Ashkelon Municipality invited the public to attend the funeral and announced that a human chain of flags formed by teenagers would line the road to the cemetery to honor Reitman. The family will be sitting shiva, a period of mourning, at Kadish Street 39 in Ashkelon.
Reitman, a squad commander in the Ari Battalion (775) of the Rescue Brigade, was killed Friday morning in a shooting attack on Route 35 near the Yehuda Junction, en route to Hebron. He was killed alongside Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon, a fighter in the same battalion. Three other fighters from the battalion sustained minor injuries.
The IDF estimates that the attackers were on their way to carry out a larger attack.
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