Hapoel Haifa to Honor October 7 Victims
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Hapoel Haifa Football Club will hold a memorial ceremony on Saturday before their match against Maccabi Petah Tikva to honor victims of the October 7th attacks and subsequent conflicts. Oren Agmon, father of a fallen soldier, will speak. The ceremony will remember several individuals with ties to the club and its supporters, including soldiers and civilians killed in various incidents. The team is also preparing for the match, with some players injured and others returning from international duty.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Haifa FC will hold a memorial ceremony on Saturday for October 7th victims.
- The ceremony will honor fallen soldiers and civilians with ties to the club.
- Oren Agmon, father of a fallen soldier, will speak on behalf of bereaved families.
- Several players are injured or unavailable for the upcoming match.
- Midfielder Sheik Keita has returned from international duty and is expected to play.
Hapoel Haifa Football Club will hold a memorial ceremony on Saturday before their match against Maccabi Petah Tikva to honor those killed in the October 7th Hamas attacks, the Iron Swords War, and Operation "Roaring Lion." The club stated they will remember "heroic club supporters who gave their lives defending the country." Oren Agmon, father of fallen soldier Adam Agmon, will speak on behalf of the bereaved families. The ceremony will be attended by players and 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; Sergeant Major Roey Moshe, a firefighter and cousin of player Naoor Sabag, who fell on October 7th; Sergeant Yaron Zohar, a Golani Brigade fighter who fell on October 7th and played in the club's youth division; May Naim, sister of player Tal Naim, who was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7th; Sergeant Yahav Hadar, a Nahal Brigade scout who fell in Gaza in January 2025 and is related to owner Yoav Katz; Sergeant Omer Ginzburg, a paratrooper and son of club supporter Tzachi Ginzburg, who fell in August 2025; Ofer "Pushko" Moskowitz, a farmer and spokesperson for Kibbutz Misgav Am, who was accidentally killed by IDF artillery fire in March 2026; Sergeant Major Noam Hamburger, an Armored Corps fighter who fell on the northern border in May 2026; and Daniel Avraham, who was killed by a missile strike on oil refineries in June 2026.
Meanwhile, the team is preparing for the match after the international break. Ariel Mendi is questionable due to a calf strain, while William Agada and Tal Naim are injured and will miss the game. Tal Naim and Matan Ambar, relatives of May Naim, will not attend training and will be at the ceremony with the family. In positive news, midfielder Sheik Keita has returned to Israel after representing Mali's U-23 team and is expected to be available for Saturday's game.
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