Soldiers killed in Shejaiya ambush buried
Family and friends of Israeli soldier Major Roei Meldasi mourn over his grave during his funeral in Afula, December 13, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
Funerals have begun for many of the 10 soldiers killed in battles in Shejaiya yesterday, including senior officers Col. Yitzhak Ben Basat and Lt. Col. Tomer Grinberg, who are mourned by some of the army’s top brass.
On X, President Isaac Herzog eulogizes the fallen troops as the “best of the best, heroes among heroes who fell in battle to defend their people and homeland, and leave behind a gaping absence… in all of our hearts.”
