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Fallen Soldier Ron Roitman Laid to Rest, Brother Recounts Bond

By הדס גרינברג, אסף פוזיילוב, הדס גרינברג, אסף פוזיילוב

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Sergeant First Class Ron Yonatan Roitman, killed in a Hebron terror attack, was buried Sunday in Ashkelon. His brother described him as his closest friend. Roitman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Suilem died preventing a larger attack, with three others wounded. The terrorists were eliminated after opening fire.

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Sergeant First Class Ron Yonatan Roitman was buried Sunday in Ashkelon after falling in a Hebron terror attack.
His brother David stated Ron "completed everything I didn't have" and was his best friend.
Roitman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Suilem died preventing a larger terrorist attack.
Three other people were wounded in the shooting incident near the Yehuda Junction.
The two terrorists who opened fire were killed in a firefight with IDF forces.

Fallen Soldier Ron Roitman Laid to Rest, Brother Recounts Bond — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Sergeant First Class Ron Yonatan Roitman, who fell in a terrorist attack in Hebron, was laid to rest on Sunday at the military cemetery in Ashkelon. His brother, David, described Roitman as his best friend and closest confidant, stating, "He completed everything I didn't have." Roitman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Suilem were killed on Friday in a shooting attack near the Yehuda Junction. They were preventing a larger attack planned by terrorists who were subsequently eliminated. Three other individuals were wounded in the incident when two terrorists opened fire before being neutralized in a firefight with IDF forces. Roitman's uncle, speaking on the day of the attack, remembered his nephew as mature, smiling, sweet, intelligent, and possessing a sense of humor, calling the event a terrible tragedy and expressing shock.

The attack occurred when two terrorists opened fire, leading to a firefight with IDF forces. The two soldiers were killed while preventing a larger planned attack. Three civilians were also injured.