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Israel at War: What happened on Day 74?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Israeli artillery unit firing shells towards the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, December 19 (photo credit: FLASH90)
Israeli artillery unit firing shells towards the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, December 19
(photo credit: FLASH90)

Christian combat soldier sacrifices life for Israel: Sgt.-Maj. Urija Bayer

Sergeant-Major (Sgt.-Maj.) Urija Bayer was a Christian combat soldier in the IDF.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
 Sergeant first class Urija Bayer z"l (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
Sergeant first class Urija Bayer z"l
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)

IDF Sgt.-Maj. Urija Bayer succumbed to his wounds on Sunday after being seriously injured in battle in the southern Gaza Strip on December 14, the IDF reported. Bayer, 20, from Ma’alot-Tarshiha, was a member of the Maglan Special Forces unit of the Nahal Brigade and a German Evangelical Christian who chose to volunteer in the army. His grandparents moved to Israel to help support Holocaust survivors.

“He always wanted to be a combat soldier,” a fellow Evangelical IDF volunteer told The Jerusalem Post on condition of anonymity. “He was a good combat soldier, focused on defending the State of Israel. He was a good person, too. Always smiling.”

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IDF publishes names of two fallen soldiers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

St.-Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Daniel Yacov Ben Harosh, 31, from Alon, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

Capt. (res.) Rotem Yoseff Levy, 24, from Oranit, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip.

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