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Israeli Air Force navigator recognized as fallen soldier after PTSD-related suicide

The Defense Ministry has officially recognized Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan as a fallen soldier, honoring his service and the psychological toll of his military duty, following a long fight by his family.

Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan participating in a flight mission.
Cardinals take part in the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square April 8, 2005 in Vatican City, Vatican.

The Israeli-Iranian handshake at Pope John Paul II's funeral

Panama Culture Minister María Eugenia Herrera and archaeologists at the entrance to Tomb 3 at the El Caño archaeological site in Panama, March 19, 2026.

Funerary offerings, pottery, gold jewelry discovered in 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic tomb in Panama

People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93


Israelis have forgotten what it means to commit to their country - opinion

In today’s Israel, nothing is off-limits and everything is up for grabs and can be attacked. A fallen IDF soldier, Hillel Ofen, knew what he belonged to. But we have forgotten.

 IDF SOLDIER Hillel Ofen is laid to rest at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Thousands mourn at funeral of soldier who died during training

Crowds gathered at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery to pay their last respects at the funeral of Corporal Hillel Nehemiah Ofen, who recently died during a military training session.

 Friends and family attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Hillel Ofen at Mt Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. Ofen died after collapsing in training. August 15, 2023.

'Israeli hero': Chen Amir, murdered in Tel Aviv terror shooting, laid to rest

Chen Amir, a security guard who was killed in a terrorist shooting on Saturday, was buried on Sunday evening in the cemetery at Kibbutz Reim.

 Chen Amir, who was murdered by a terrorist in Tel Aviv on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

US man drowns after mistakenly running from police

Greenville County Sheriff's Office deputies on scene jumped into the water in an attempt to locate the man but were ultimately unsuccessful. 

 South Carolina police car.

IDF officer killed in training accident in southern Israel laid to rest

“I received with pain and sorrow the news of the death of the late Capt. Leader Peretz, a logistics officer in the 7th Brigade,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant wrote.

 Forces gathered at the funeral of a fallen soldier.

A roller coaster Israeli week: Wedding, brit, funerals - opinion

These salt-of-the-earth Israelis also explain why the entire world is a much better place, because it contains this little speck on the globe, this beauty mark called “Israel.”

 ‘THE WEDDING at Givat Brenner gave me a kick in my Zionist adrenals,’ says the writer.

'A man of truth': Staff-Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir laid to rest at Mt. Herzl

Amir was buried next to Sgt. First Class David Yehuda Yitzhak, the soldier who fell earlier this week during the operation in Jenin.

 Thousands attend the funeral of Staff Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir, killed in a shooting attack near Kedumim, at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on July 7, 2023.

IDF investigating if Israeli soldier was killed by friendly fire - report

IDF soldier St.-Sgt. David Yehuda Yitzhak was laid to rest in Jerusalem on Mt. Herzl, Wednesday evening.

 IDF soldier David Yehuda Yitzhak.

Eli shooting victim Nahman Shmuel laid to rest in Shilo

Nahman Shmuel, Harel Masoud, Elisha Entman and Ofer Feirman were murdered in a shooting terror attack in Eli on Tuesday.

 A man reacts, as friends and family mourn 17-year-old Israeli Nachman Shmuel Mordoff, who was killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack along with three other Israelis near the settlement of Eli, at his funeral in Shilo in the West Bank, on June 21, 2023.

TikTok Dad fakes death, arrives at funeral to prank loved ones

“It proves who really cares about me. Those who didn’t come did contact me to meet up. So in a way, I did win,” the TikToker explained.

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