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Israeli soldiers grieve as they take part in the funeral of Staff Sgt. Nitai Stern, 21, at the Mt. Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Stern and two other soldiers were killed Monday night when an Israeli tank shell mistakenly fired on their position in an apparent friendly-fire incident, Israeli sources said.

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Israeli soldiers grieve as they take part in the funeral of Staff Sgt. Nitai Stern, 21, at the Mt. Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Stern and two other soldiers were killed Monday night when an Israeli tank shell mistakenly fired on their position in an apparent friendly-fire incident, Israeli sources said.