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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


Jimmy Carter to receive US Capitol tribute before funeral service

Both Biden and Trump are expected to attend Carter's funeral service on Thursday.

Funeral bunting on a portrait of former US President Jimmy Carter

'An atmosphere of holiness': How the IDF's Camp Shura handles the bodies of the fallen

The ‘Magazine’ visits Camp Shura, where the IDF Rabbinate helped identify and prepare more than 1,000 people for burial in the wake of Oct. 7.

 IDF soldiers at Camp Shura. From left: Pvt. Shari Mendes, Stf.-Sgt. Bentzi Mann, and Capt. Rabbi Binyamin Zimmerman.

UAE official pays respects at shiva of murdered Chabad emissary, vows commitment to coexistence

Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, a senior member of the UAE, visited the shiva of Rabbi Zvi Kogan to offer his condolences to the grieving family personally.

 Photo of the Shiva

High Court offers compromise on military funeral for Asaf Dagan, after taking his own life

Dagan took his own life in Atlit in October after suffering from severe PTSD.

 Major Asaf Dagan.

Jerusalem’s son brought home: A community mourns the loss of Hersh Goldberg-Polin - comment

Hersh Goldberg-Polin is returned to his family, but not in the way we so fervently hoped.

 Last Sunday evening, having learned the news, hundreds of Jerusalemites – Anglos and Israelis of all ages, including leaders of Hakhel, the family’s synagogue – gathered at a Baka community center courtyard for a vigil.

'You're finally free': Mother of slain hostage, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as thousands attend funeral

Before the funeral, thousands of mourners accompanied the family's convoy on foot in a march up to the cemetery.

 Rachel Goldberg-Polin lays her son Hersh to rest

Grief and normalcy collide: Israel mourns as school year begins - analysis

The impact of all of this on the national psyche is profound.

 Mourners react as they pay their respects to Yoram Metzger, one of the six hostages whose bodies were retrieved from Gazan captivity and brought to Israel in a military operation, at his funeral in Kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, August 22, 2024.

Hundreds in Israel mourn American lone soldier Jordan Cooper who died after allergic reaction

At his funeral Tuesday night, held after the Jewish mourning day of Tisha B’Av, his father thanked the gathered for answering the family’s call.

 Jordan Cooper grew up in Pennsylvani and moved to Israel in 2018.

Before it's too late: We must honour and thank our parents - opinion

To those of you who are lucky enough to still have your parents, don’t close your eyes – open them wide and look deep into your parents’ eyes, hug them, and thank them.


One of Yemen's last Jews laid to rest by his Muslim neighbors - report

One of Yemen's last remaining Jews, Yahya ben Yosef, passed away recently and was laid to rest by his Muslim neighbours.

 View of the grave of Tair Rada that was vandalized by unknown attackers, at the Katzrin cemetery, Golan Heights, January 27, 2023.