Former hostage Edan Alexander promoted to sergeant first class following return to Israel
‘Next month, God willing, I will return to Israel. I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers.’
‘Next month, God willing, I will return to Israel. I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers.’
Arthur, father of Private A from the Nahal Brigade, delivered the swearing-in ceremony’s most heartwarming surprise by flying all the way from Colorado, USA, to see his son for the first time in nearly a year.
The initiative aims to ease the transition of young immigrants who arrive in Israel without immediate family into both the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli society.
Today there are over 7,000 lone soldiers in the IDF.
