Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz attended the funeral of Zehava Shaul on Sunday, according to reports.
Former IDF chiefs Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz attended the funeral of Zehava Shaul on Sunday, shortly after the service began at 12:00 Jerusalem at Poria Illit cemetery, according to reports. The attendance of the two prominent figures, both former chiefs of staff, underscored the widespread respect for Shaul, who became a symbol of the struggle to bring home fallen soldiers' bodies.
Zehava Shaul died Friday at age 71, as The Zioneer reported at 09:02 Jerusalem on July 24. Later that day, The Zioneer reported that her funeral was set for Sunday at 12:00 Jerusalem, and that President Isaac Herzog had eulogized her, calling her a 'brave mother.' The thread also notes that Shah's son Oron's body was recovered from Hamas captivity and laid to rest in Israel in 2025, after a decade-long campaign led by Shaul.
Shaul, whose son Oron was killed in the 2014 Gaza war, was buried beside her husband and son at Poria Illit cemetery. She was remembered as a 'noble woman' by the Jordan Valley Regional Council, as reported.
No further details on the attendance or the ceremony were immediately available.
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