A commemorative post marks the 12th anniversary of the deaths of three IDF soldiers — Benaya Shirel, 27, Hadar Goldin, 23, and Liel Gidoni, 21 — who fell in battle near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during Operation Protective Edge on August 1, 2014, during a ceasefire. The post includes personal details about each soldier and their families.
The Zioneer published a commemorative post on Sunday, July 19, 2026, marking 12 years since the deaths of three soldiers — Benaya Shirel, Hadar Goldin, and Liel Gidoni — in Operation Protective Edge. The post states that they fell in battle near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on August 1, 2014, during a ceasefire. It includes personal details: Shirel, 27, was survived by parents, four sisters, three brothers, and a fiancée; Goldin, 23, by parents, a sister, and two brothers; Gidoni, 21, by parents and three brothers. The post concludes with a blessing of their memory. The Zioneer has previously published other commemorative posts for soldiers who fell in the same operation.
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