Omer’s mother mourns: ‘My firstborn son. A tremendous loss’ Posted by NOWlej | Jun 3, 2025 | Israel NOWlej | 0 | Omer Van Gelder, a dedicated MDA volunteer and aspiring doctor, will be buried at Mount Herzl; family mourns ‘a tremendous loss’ after deadly IED attack in Jabaliya. | Read More in News from Israel. Read More in Israel NOWlej.