Opposition leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot on Sunday evening attended the funeral of Capt. David Hazut, a Golani Brigade platoon commander killed in combat in southern Lebanon. The funeral was held in Ashkelon.
Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot arrived at the funeral of Capt. David Hazut in Ashkelon on Sunday evening, according to reports from the scene. Hazut, a Golani Brigade platoon commander, fell in combat in southern Lebanon. Earlier Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz eulogized Hazut, as The Zioneer reported. Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff, served as a minister in the war cabinet until his resignation in May. His attendance at the funeral underscores the bipartisan respect for fallen soldiers.
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- ConfirmedIDF soldier killed by Hezbollah IED in southern Lebanon, deputy division commander wounded
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