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YnetSecurity

Haifa mayor mourns reservist killed by blast in southern Lebanon

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Hebrew · 11 newsrooms covering

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav eulogized reserve Staff Sergeant Alexander Filin, a Haifa resident killed by an explosive device in southern Lebanon. Yahav said Filin left his life and family to defend Israel and was part of a generation willing to sacrifice for the country.

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  • Alexander Filin, a Haifa resident, was killed by an explosive device in southern Lebanon.
  • Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav delivered the eulogy.
  • Yahav said Filin answered the call and left his routine and loved ones.
  • He described Filin as driven by mission, responsibility, and love of the country.
Haifa mayor mourns reservist killed by blast in southern Lebanon
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Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav paid tribute to Staff Sergeant Reserve Alexander Filin, a city resident who was killed by an explosive device in southern Lebanon. Yahav said Filin answered the call when summoned and left behind his daily routine and loved ones to help protect Israel and its citizens.

In his eulogy, Yahav described Filin as part of a generation of women and men willing to bear the burden and sacrifice themselves for everyone else. He said that service came from “a sense of mission, responsibility and love of the country.”

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