Hundreds of residents from communities in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council came to pay their final respects to Sgt. Maj. Nir Ben Ari, who was killed in southern Lebanon. He will be buried at the cemetery in Kerem Maharal.
Earlier, another fallen soldier, Reserve Sgt. Maj. Alexander Filin, was also laid to rest. Filin was killed when an explosive device detonated.