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Sunday, September 1, 2024
Widow of Alex Lobanov: ‘You loved life and freedom, freedom that was taken from you’
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Michal Lobanov, the wife of murdered hostage Alex Lobanov, describes her slain husband as “the best father and the best husband” in the world at his funeral in Ashkelon and promises to raise their two children in accordance with his values.
“Love of my life… it is really true that God takes the best,” cries Michal.
“You had a good heart, you loved life, you loved freedom, a freedom that was taken from you on October 7,” she says in her tearful eulogy for her husband, which brings many of the thousands of mourners at the funeral to tears as well.
סליחה שלא חזרת חי. תודה שהשארת לי את המתנות הכי גדולות בחיים שלנו- טום וקאי. כך נפרדה מיכל לובנוב אשתו של החטוף אלכס ז״ל.
אני רוצה להתמקד בטוב הלב שבך. באהבת האדם החיים. במשך 11 חןדשים שלחת לי אותות וסימנים שאדע שאתה שורד ואתה חזק. אמרתי לכולם שאתה חוזר. בבקשה תגיד שעבדת עליי״ pic.twitter.com/B1nEdogDun
— מיטל יסעור (@MaytalYasur) September 1, 2024
“Thank you for the privilege of being your wife. I’m sorry I didn’t manage to bring you back… I promise that our boys will be educated by your values and your ethics.
“You will always be our one and only hero… Come to me in my dreams please… Watch over all of us… If you can send me strength, I want to feel you just a little more.”
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