Mourners gather in grief around the grave of Staff sergeant Simon Shlomov during his funeral in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Shlomov, 20, was killed during Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army has been battling Palestinian militants in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)