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An Israeli soldier mourns at the grave of Staff Sgt. Nitai Stern, 21, who died in an operation in the Gaza Strip Monday, following his funeral at the Mt. Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Stern and two other soldiers were killed when an Israeli tank shell mistakenly fired on their position in an apparent friendly-fire incident, Israeli sources said.

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An Israeli soldier mourns at the grave of Staff Sgt. Nitai Stern, 21, who died in an operation in the Gaza Strip Monday, following his funeral at the Mt. Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Stern and two other soldiers were killed when an Israeli tank shell mistakenly fired on their position in an apparent friendly-fire incident, Israeli sources said.