「我光榮地為我的人民而戰。我不後悔。」
25 歲的士兵約瑟夫·吉特拉茨 (Yosef Gitratz) 在加沙的戰鬥中陣亡。他給父母留下了一封信，信中寫道：
親愛的爸爸媽媽，我非常愛你們。一切都是它應該的樣子。我選擇了它。我過著美好而有趣的生活，同時我也從不害怕死亡。
我可以躲起來，也可以選擇不來這裡。但這將與我所相信和重視的一切以及我認為自己是誰自相矛盾。我會一次又一次地做同樣的事情。我自己做出了這個選擇，並堅持到底。我光榮地為我的人民而戰。我沒有遺憾。
我非常愛你，我為你是我的父母而感到自豪。你給了我很多。我的生活非常有趣、充實、快樂、獨特。
我的死只是強調了這一點。你肯定會感到很痛苦。但你會克服它。請在這一切中找到一些積極的東西。和孫子們在一起。幫助以色列。
“I fell honorably for my people. I have no regrets.”
Yosef Gitratz, a 25-year-old soldier, fell in battle in Gaza. He left behind a letter for his parents that reads:
Dear Mom and Dad, I love you so much.
Everything is as it should be. I chose it. I lived a good and interesting life, and at the same time I was never afraid of death.
I could hide and I could choose not to come here. But that would contradict everything that I believe and value and who I consider myself to be. I would do the same again and again. I made this choice myself and followed it to the end. I fell honorably for my people. I have no regrets.
I love you very much and I am proud that you are my parents. You gave me a lot. I had a very interesting, full, happy, unique life.
My death only emphasizes that. You certainly feel a lot of pain. But you will overcome it. Please find something positive in all of this. Be with the grandchildren. Help Israel.