An Israeli reservist has been killed in the Gaza Strip in recent hours, just a few weeks after he managed to win a televised song contest, which also allowed him to participate in the festival, to represent the country at the Eurosong.
26-year-old Shaul Greenglick performed the song "Israel's Rising Star" on December 3, before he was called up to be mobilized in the fight against Hamas.
Even on stage he went up like that, in his military uniform, where he sang a popular ballad. One of the judges even suggested that he stop this passion of his here, for the moment, since it would serve more in the war than in the festival.
The funeral for Greenglick was held on Wednesday, December 27 in Israel. 166 Israeli soldiers have been killed so far in the army's offensive towards Gaza.