Erez Gitzis, father of Staff Sergeant Lya'av Kvabia, delivered a eulogy at his son's funeral today, saying 'in a normal world a father does not eulogize his son — we are apparently not living in a normal world.' Kvabia was killed in combat, according to Israeli media.
Staff Sergeant Lya'av Kvabia was laid to rest today in an afternoon funeral attended by family and fellow soldiers. In his eulogy, his father Erez Gitzis captured the raw grief of a bereaved family, telling mourners: 'In a normal world a father does not eulogize his son — we are apparently not living in a normal world.' The photograph accompanying the message was taken by Danor Aharon. The IDF has not yet released additional details about the circumstances of Kvabia's death. As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, combat losses have continued to mount across multiple fronts, and each funeral brings a deeply personal account of the cost of the war.
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