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Fallen Soldier Ron Reitman's Preparatory Video for Elite Unit Service Surfaces
Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman, 23, was laid to rest on Sunday in the military section of the Giv'at Zion cemetery in Ashkelon. Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral, and local teenagers formed a human chain of flags along the road to honor him. Reitman was killed on Friday morning in a shooting attack on Route 35 near the Yehuda Junction, en route to Hebron.
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What happened
- 01Sergeant Major Ron Yonatan Reitman, 23, was buried on Sunday in Ashkelon after being killed in a shooting attack near Hebron.
- 02Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem, 20, was also killed in the Friday morning shooting on Route 35 near the Yehuda Junction.
- 03Three other soldiers from the Ari Battalion of the Rescue Brigade sustained minor injuries in the attack.
- 04The IDF and Shin Bet launched a large-scale counter-terrorism operation following the deadly encounter.
- 05The IDF believes the encounter prevented the attackers from executing a planned, more significant operation.
- 06Hundreds of mourners attended Reitman's funeral, where local youth formed a human chain of flags to honor him.
- 07A pre-enlistment video titled "Deep Waters" documented Reitman's intense training and ambition to serve in the elite Shayetet unit.
The attack also claimed the life of Sergeant Yuval Shai Soilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon, who served alongside Reitman in the Ari Battalion (775) of the Rescue Brigade. Three other soldiers from the battalion sustained minor injuries in the incident. Soilem's funeral was scheduled to take place later on Sunday.
According to the IDF, the attackers were on their way to carry out a larger operation, which the encounter prevented. Following the attack, the IDF and Shin Bet launched a large-scale counter-terrorism operation in the area.
Before his military service, Reitman trained rigorously for the naval commando unit, Shayetet, a goal documented in a school video titled "Deep Waters." Although an injury altered his plans, he remained determined to serve in a combat role and became a squad commander.
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