MoreFrom Gaza to Israel, Innocents Caught in the CrossfirePHOTOS: Israel’s Ground Offensive in GazaMax Steinberg was from Los Angeles. Nissim Sean Carmeli was from South Padre Island, Texas. Jordan Bensemhoun came to Israel on his own from Lyon, France. MoreKerry Cites Progress in Gaza Cease-Fire TalksKerry Lands in Israel in Attempt to Broker CeasefireEach of the young men left his country of origin to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and each was killed in action this weekend in the Gaza Strip, where Israel is more than two weeks into Operation Protective Edge, a military campaign against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.