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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.
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.”
Go to the full article >>IDF publishes names of two fallen soldiers
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.
Go to the full article >>Israel-Hamas War: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities