The family of slain hostage Itzik Elgarat has called on the public to bring Israeli national flags and line the route of his funeral procession today.
The convoy will take the following route:
10:45 a.m. Ahad Ha’am in Rishon Lezion
11:15 a.m. Rishonim interchange
11:30 a.m. Yavne interchange
12:00 p.m. Yad Mordechai interchange
12:15 p.m. Hakeshatot interchange
12:30 p.m. Sa’ad interchange
12:45 p.m. Nir Oz interchange
1:00 p.m. arrival at Kibbutz Nir Oz
The progress of the convoy and the funeral itself will be screened at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square.
Elgarat’s funeral is to be held at 2 p.m. outside his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, from which he was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023.
The service will be open to the public and media while the burial at the kibbutz cemetery will be private.
Elgarat’s body was handed over by Hamas last week under the hostage-ceasefire deal. He is survived by his two children and siblings.
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