22-year-old Maoz Morell HY”D, a soldier in the IDF’s Paratrooper Brigade from the city Talmon who was critically injured while fighting Hamas terrorist in Khan Younis last week, has succumbed to his wounds in the hospital. This brings the tragic death toll in the ground offensive against Hamas to 236 R”L.
His family says they recited Tefillos while surrounding the hospital bed in his final moments.
Eitan Morell, father of fallen soldier Maoz Morell: “It gives me a small measure of comfort to know that he fell in battle. He was fighting. That does give me some comfort.”
Maoz and his unit were in a house in Gaza when a grenade was thrown at them. Maoz, who was in another room, ran to assist the wounded then went up to the roof to provide cover fire. An hour later, he was critically wounded with irreversible brain damage.
His father said, “We were told it’s a one way. There’s no coming back from this. It’s not a matter of what, it’s a matter of when. So, we were given a number of days. We see it now as a gift that we were able to say goodbye to him.”
HY”D. Besuros Tovos.
IN JERUSALEM: I'm at the funeral of Paratrooper Maoz Morell, 22, from Talmon, who was mortally wounded in a battle in southern Gaza last week – and died of his injuries.
His rabbi is speaking now:
Maoz fought for the honor of our nation, he fought for purity and depth of Torah. pic.twitter.com/7NNeIpHFIt— Yishai Fleisher يشاي ישי פליישר 🕎 (@YishaiFleisher) February 20, 2024
Friends of Maoz Morell HY”D gather around his fresh grave on Har Herzl following the funeral there a short while ago: #TheDor pic.twitter.com/LSJLOsJ4QY
— Ari Waxman (@ariwaxman) February 20, 2024
SILVER SPRING MOURNS WITH ALL OF ISRAEL
I am heartbroken to share the news that 22-year-old IDF soldier Maoz Morrell, son of fellow Silver Springer Varda Linzer Morell, has passed away from injuries he sustained while fighting Hamas in Gaza.
May God comfort this special family. pic.twitter.com/HIE3barO0M— Dov Lipman (@DovLipman) February 19, 2024
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
I am so sorry to share the heartbreaking news that Maoz Morell, who was critically injured in Azza last week, has left this world.
יהי זכרו ברוך https://t.co/8kqQTK9V5x pic.twitter.com/5SeybBTi0o— Ari Waxman (@ariwaxman) February 19, 2024
