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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
IDF chief visits grave of fallen uncle for whom he was named
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF chief Herzi Halevi visits the grave of his uncle, who he is named after, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 25, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
Chief of the Israel Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, visits the grave of his uncle, Cpl. Herzi Halevi, whom he is named after, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery.
Cpl. Halevi was killed during the battle for Jerusalem’s Old City during the 1967 Six Day War.
The IDF chief of staff was born six months after his uncle’s death.
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