Israel Defense Forces Lt. Hadar Goldin was laid to rest at the military cemetery in the central city of Kfar Saba on Tuesday, more than 4,000 days after he was killed during “Operation Protective Edge” in 2014.

The funeral, which drew thousands of Israelis, came two days after the Hamas terror group returned Goldin’s remains from the Gaza Strip as part of the U.S.-brokered truce deal.

Hamas killed Goldin on Aug. 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire took effect in that year’s war between Israel and the Palestinian terrorists.