Omer Balva rushed from Maryland to Israel to fight. On Friday, he was killed.

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Omer Balva, a 22-year-old native of Rockville, Md., was back from his home in Israel. Then, during his U.S. vacation earlier this month, Hamas stormed southern Israel, kidnapping hundreds and killing more than 1,000. Balva’s reserve infantry unit in the Israel Defense Forces quickly recalled him. But … Read more