Grieving Parents of Fallen Soldier Visit Lawmaker's Sukkot Booth
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
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- Parents of fallen soldier Asaf Hamami visited MK Yaakov Asher's sukkah.
- They stressed the need for unity and avoiding societal division.
- The parents presented Asher with a medal honoring their son.
- They shared news of their other son's serious injury in an attack.
The parents of Staff Sergeant Asaf Hamami, who was killed in combat on October 7, visited the sukkah of Knesset Member Yaakov Asher during the Sukkot holiday. During the visit, the Hamami couple spoke about the importance of unity within Israeli society and the need to avoid division and incitement between different sectors.
Accompanied by media personality and activist Yisrael Cohen, who has been active in supporting families of hostages and survivors since the October 7th attacks, the Hamamis presented MK Asher with a medal of appreciation for their son, outlining his core principles for the people of Israel.
During the meeting, Yalan Hamami shared that the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, called to offer prayers for the recovery of their son Naharia, who was seriously injured in a recent attack. Hamami also mentioned that Herzog, who is a bereaved father himself, had previously traveled with him to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
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