The grieving girlfriend of Israeli soldier Tal Yifrah lay atop his grave during his funeral in Rishon Lezion on Tuesday.
27 Israeli soldiers and two civilians have lost their lives in more than two weeks of fighting in Gaza. 570 Palestinians have been killed.
Two Israel Defense Force soldiers killed on Sunday were volunteers from the United States - so-called lone soldiers. One of them, 21-year-old Texan Nissim Sean Carmeli, was laid to rest on Monday, above.
