(Times of Israel) Sgt. First Class Joseph Gitarts, 25, was killed on Dec. 25, 2023, after an anti-tank missile hit the tank he was driving in southern Gaza. This is a note he left for his family in the event of his not returning: "Dear Mom and Dad, I love you very much. Everything is as it is supposed to be. I have chosen this. I had a good and interesting life. And yet, I was never afraid of death." "I could have skipped reserve duty and hid. But this would contradict everything I believe in and appreciate, and who I consider myself to be. So I didn't really have a choice, and I would do the same if I could choose again. I came to this decision by myself and stuck with it until the end. I fell proudly for the sake of my people. I have no regrets." Joseph Gitarts' story and many more stories of those who fell in battle or were murdered in terror attacks can be found in Those We Have Lost: Stories of Civilians and Soldiers Killed since Hamas' Onslaught on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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