The biggest loss in the Israeli village was one year ago

As Israeli forces returned from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after a year-long war with Hamas, the country’s President Reuven Rivlin said, “We are going back home. This is an important step in our rebuilding process.” He added, “It will be an important step to honour the memory of the heroic soldiers who bravely fought against [Hamas]…and the martyrs who paid the supreme sacrifice.”