LEBANON, Tenn. — U.S. lawmakers and Jewish institutions are mourning the death of Israeli-American Omer Balva of Rockville, Md., who was visiting family members in nearby Potomac when his reserve infantry unit was recalled.
Balva, 22, a 2019 graduate of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School who had moved to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces, left on Oct. 14 after being called up, The Washington Post reported. A week later, on Oct. 20, he was killed after being hit by an antitank missile that Hezbollah fired from Lebanon.
