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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Israelis honor Col. Asaf Hamami as slain hostage’s funeral gets underway
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePeople are lining the streets in Rosh Ha’ayin for the funeral procession of Col. Asaf Hamami, whose body was returned from Gaza on Sunday night.
Hamami, 40, the commander of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade, was killed fighting Hamas terrorists in the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nirim on the morning of October 7, 2023, and his body was abducted to Gaza.
רחוב חיים הרצוג בראש העין התמלא בתלמידי בתי הספר, החטיבה ותושבי העיר שיצאו לחלוק כבוד אחרון לאסף חממי ז"ל שחזר לקבורה בישראל pic.twitter.com/c1PMGBDzbJ
— לירי בורק שביט (@lirishavit) November 4, 2025
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