"He instilled in us immense motivation to succeed in life," family members said of their fallen loved one.
Berger was raised by a single mother and came to Israel as a lone soldier.
Just a year prior, his son Gary was born.
Gerby's city, Herzilya, mourned his passing two days after being wounded.
The IDF did not specify whether their findings in Gaza were helping in finding or tracking Hamas's top leaders who have evaded capture for nearly three months.
Artyoom Reznik's home Jewish community in the city of Kharkiv mourned his loss.
The Russian defense ministry said on Saturday that Ukraine hit Belgorod with two missiles and several rockets, adding that most of the weapons were shot down, but that some debris fell on the city.
The actor had said he was tricked into taking drugs by a bar hostess trying to blackmail him.
Families of abductees gather in front of the Kirya in Tel Aviv following the disaster of three people killed publicly during a hostage retrieval operation.
Rockets pound center as IDF invasion death toll passes 100.