— Herzliya (Israel) (AFP)
His special forces reservist partner was killed in the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, two weeks before their scheduled gay "wedding".
But even though same-sex marriages are not officially recognised in Israel, Omer Ohana has since won gay soldiers' partners the same rights to a widow's pension as married couples.
His partner Sagi Golan was killed at Beeri kibbutz on the night of October 7.
A reserve captain in the Lotar anti-terrorism unit, he decided to head to Beeri, one of the worst-hit locations, 100 kilometres (60 miles) to the south, when they learned of the attacks.
