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Stories of the Fallen in Lebanon
[Jerusalem Post] Etgar Lefkovits - St.-Sgt. Uri Grossman, 20, the son of prominent Israeli author David Grossman, was a tank commander, killed by an anti-tank missile which hit his tank. Sgt. Yoan Zarbiv, 22, immigrated to Israel from France three years ago on his own. St.-Sgt. Major (res.), Ron Mashiach, 33, leaves behind a wife, Sivan, who is expecting their first child. Sgt. Yossi Abutbul, 20, was lightly injured in the first week of fighting but insisted on returning to his brigade. Cpl. Kamal Amar, 19, of the Druse village of Jolis in the Galilee, was on sick leave due to a recent shoulder injury, but insisted on rejoining his comrades who were fighting in Lebanon. Staff Sgt. Ami Masholmi, 20, and his family had been evicted last year from their home in Gaza. Sgt. 1st Class Keren Tendler, 26, a reservist air force mechanic, was killed in a helicopter crash in Lebanon Saturday night, the first woman soldier to die on active duty since the Yom Kippur War.