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Monday, June 17, 2024
Soldier killed in Rafah blast is laid to rest in Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The funeral of Staff Sgt. Orr Blumovitz, killed in a blast in southern Gaza's Rafah, in Pardes Hanna-Karkur, June 17, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
Staff Sgt. Orr Blumovitz, 20, killed in Saturday’s blast in southern Gaza’s Rafah, is laid to rest in his hometown of Pardes Hanna-Karkur.
Blumovitz was one of eight soldiers killed in a combat engineering vehicle that came under attack. The other seven soldiers were buried yesterday.
