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Monday, May 13, 2024
Oldest active IDF reservist, 95, lights Independence Day torch: ‘The people of Israel are eternal’
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Lighting a torch representing “victory of the spirit,” 95-year old Ezra Yachin, the oldest active duty reservist in the Israeli army, says that he is celebrating the “spirit of heroism” that has marked Jews “from generation to generation.”
“I am proud to serve until this day as a loyal soldier,” he declares. “The people of Israel are eternal.”
A former member of the underground Lehi militia who enlisted at the age of 15 and was wounded in the War of Independence, Yachin returned to uniform following October 7 to share his experiences with current IDF soldiers.
"לכבוד רוח העם שלעולם לא נשברת. לכבוד היכולת להאמין, ולראות את הטוב בחברה הישראלית. לכבוד האחדות": איריס חיים, רביב כנר, עברי לידר, חיים אוליאל ועזרא יכין – השיאו את משואת הרוח@yairweinreb pic.twitter.com/gOcjo2uDZj
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