Hapoel Haifa to Honor October 7 Victims
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Haifa Football Club will hold a memorial ceremony on Saturday for victims of the October 7th attacks and subsequent conflicts. The event will honor fallen fans and include a speech from a bereaved family member. Several individuals with ties to the club, including players' relatives and former youth players, will be remembered. The team is also preparing for their upcoming match, with some players sidelined due to injury.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Haifa will hold a memorial ceremony on Saturday for October 7th victims and war fallen.
- The ceremony will honor club fans who died defending Israel.
- Oren Agmon, father of fallen soldier Adam Agmon, will speak at the event.
- Several individuals with direct ties to the club will be remembered.
- The club is also preparing for its upcoming match against Maccabi Petah Tikva.
- Player Ariel Mendy is doubtful for the match due to injury.
Hapoel Haifa Football Club will hold a memorial ceremony on Saturday before their match against Maccabi Petah Tikva to honor the victims of the October 7th massacre, the Iron Swords War, and Operation "Roaring Lion." The ceremony will remember the club's fans who lost their lives defending the country. Oren Agmon, father of fallen soldier Adam Agmon, will speak on behalf of the bereaved families. The event will be attended by players from both teams and the families of the fallen.
Among those to be remembered are Sergeant Major Adam Agmon, a paratrooper who fell on October 7th; Sergeant Major Gilad Rosenblit, who fell in Gaza in November 2023 and was part of the club's operations team; First Sergeant Adi Landman, an observer who fell on October 7th and whose father is a club supporter; Fire Sergeant Roey Moshe, who fell on October 7th and is the cousin of player Naor Sabag; Sergeant Yaron Zohar, a Golani fighter who fell on October 7th and played in the club's youth division; Mai Naim, sister of player Tal Naim, who was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7th; Sergeant Yahav Hadar, a Nahal scout who fell in Gaza in January 2025 and is related to owner Yoav Katz; Sergeant Omer Ginzburg, a paratrooper who fell in August 2025 and is the son of supporter Tzachi Ginzburg; Ofer "Pushko" Moscovitz, a farmer and spokesperson for Kibbutz Misgav Am, who was killed by IDF artillery fire in March 2026; Sergeant Major Noam Hamburger, a vehicle technician who fell on the northern border in May 2026; and Daniel Avraham, who was killed by a missile strike at an oil refinery in June 2026.
In other club news, Hapoel Haifa is preparing for their match after the international break. Ariel Mendy is doubtful due to a calf strain, while William Agada and Tal Naim are injured and will miss the game. Naim and Matan Ambar, relatives of Mai Naim, will not attend training and will be at the ceremony with the family. Meanwhile, midfielder Shik Keita has returned to Israel after representing Mali's U-23 team and is expected to be available for Saturday's squad.
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