Mourners Eulogize Israeli Soldier for His Desire To ‘Take Revenge’ Against Palestinian Women and Children

Shuvael Ben-Natan, a 22-year-old Israeli reservist and West Bank settler, was killed while fighting Hezbollah last week. “You entered Gaza to take revenge — as much as possible. [Against] women, children — everyone you saw. As much as possible. That’s what you wanted,” Ben-Natan’s brother, Uriah Ben-Natan, said at the funeral, according to The Times of Israel.

“May the people of Israel be worthy of pursuing your vengeance – blood vengeance, not revenge by burning homes, trees, and vehicles,” Uriah added.

A soldier delivered a eulogy at the funeral and called Ben-Natan a “goofball” for burning down a house in Gaza. “You were the happiest and biggest goofball in the platoon. We realized this for the first time when you set a house on fire without approval in order to boost morale,” the soldier said.