Ori Hamond made aliyah last year as part of the Israeli Scouts movement and joined the IDF in November, he remains hospitalized in Jerusalem

Netanyahu says holiday's four species symbolize 'the unity of the people that we need so much'

Approximately 6,500 soldiers without a familial support network currently serve in the IDF

400 IDF personnel without family in Israel to spend holiday with are hosted at coastal resort center for evening meal