The initial mourning period is almost over for Ronen Lubarsky, a fighter in the IFD's elite Duvdevan unit. He was involved in a routine military operation near the town of Ramallah, arresting terrorists who had shot Israeli civilians, before they could carry out plans to continue attacking. One Arab threw a marble slab from a third floor window, down onto Ronen's head, crushing his helmet and rendering him unconscious and fighting for his life for two days. He was 20 years old, buried in the military cemetery on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem. The whole country mourns our youth, putting their lives on the line and in this case, paying the highest price. May his family find comfort somehow in his heroism.
As President Ruby Rivlin said:
“…I want to offer strength also to the wonderful fighters and commanders of his unit, the best of our young men, who go out every night on operations which ensure we are able to carry on our day-to-day lives in safety. We feel the pain of the family and of the unit and have them in our hearts.
May Ronen’s memory be for a blessing.”
