Two Israeli soldiers killed in a mine incident yesterday were buried in the military section of the Kfar Saba cemetery today. They were Lt. Shimon Yizarsky, 23 of Kfar Saba, and Corp. Shmuel Oshri of Yarchiv, near Kfar Saba. They were killed when their jeep struck a mine planted by Syrian terrorists in the central Golan Heights. Two other soldiers were injured.
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