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Golan Heights Settler and Father of Fallen IDF Officer Dies
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 11 hours ago
What happened
Yoni Ben-Ari, a pioneer settler in the Golan Heights and father of critically wounded IDF officer Hagai Ben-Ari, has died. Hagai died in 2017 after being injured in Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Yoni continued to memorialize his son's legacy after his death.
- 01Yoni Ben-Ari, a Golan Heights settler and father of fallen IDF officer Hagai Ben-Ari, has died.
- 02Hagai Ben-Ari was critically wounded in Operation Protective Edge in 2014 and died in 2017.
- 03Yoni and his wife were among the first settlers in the Golan Heights.
- 04The family became known publicly due to Hagai's severe injury.
- 05Yoni continued to memorialize his son's legacy after his death.
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