Thursday, October 24

Israel-Hamas struggle: Bewildered troopers sob at funeral of 20-year-old Israeli – as mourner describes kibbutz battle

Israeli troopers attending the funeral of a 20-year-old colleague appeared bewildered and exhausted.

Many sobbed, so too did strangers, shocked by what their nation goes by way of.

Staff Sergeant Lavi Lifschitz served within the Givati Infantry Brigade’s reconnaissance unit.

The 20-year-old, from Modiin, was killed in motion on Tuesday, the IDF mentioned.

Hundreds of individuals stuffed his funeral at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on Wednesday.

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Lavi Lifschitz and fellow IDF soldiers
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Lavi Lifschitz (centre)

His buddy who served alongside him wept as he appeared haunted by the gravity of the second.

“The situation is crazy. We’ve never witnessed something like this,” he mentioned.

“We’re just kids. We don’t know life…These days are the toughest I’ve been through,” he instructed me.

A friend of Lavi Lifschitz
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A buddy of Lavi Lifschitz described the ache of dropping him

Among the group was one man on crutches. He did not wish to be recognized, however instructed me he’d been in a battle in Nahal Oz kibbutz and had tackled Hamas face-to-face.

“We fought there for about four hours or so and there were maybe 20 or 30 Hamas against us? We’re only five and somehow we survived,” he mentioned.

He mentioned he was satisfied they’d win the struggle too.

“I think we have every means and moral justification to win it,” he added. But all of them know there may very well be a heavy lack of life.

The IDF says 15 troopers have been killed in floor operations on Tuesday. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated out any chance of a ceasefire.

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