Teen Killed in Unexploded Ordnance Incident Buried

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Hundreds attended the funeral of 14-year-old Elazar Yair Wilensky, who died in an accident involving unexploded ordnance on Mount Ramim. Minister of Education Yoav Kisch and Mayor Moti Ben David spoke at the service, vowing to uncover the truth and support the grieving family. Wilensky's parents, instructors, and educator also shared memories of the bright and helpful teenager.

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14-year-old Elazar Yair Wilensky died in an accident involving unexploded ordnance on Mount Ramim.
Hundreds attended Wilensky's funeral on Wednesday, where officials and loved ones eulogized him.
Minister of Education Yoav Kisch promised a full investigation into the incident.
Mayor Moti Ben David called the death one of the most difficult for the city of Ma'alot Tarshiha.
Family and instructors remembered Wilensky as a bright, helpful, and loving teenager.
Wilensky's father and brother spoke of his love for life and the land.

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Hundreds attended the funeral on Wednesday of Elazar Yair Wilensky, the 14-year-old boy who died in an accident involving unexploded ordnance on Mount Ramim. The Minister of Education, Yoav Kisch, eulogized Wilensky at his funeral, held at the cemetery in the moshav of Hosen, near Ma'alot Tarshiha. "We are pained by Yair's untimely death," Kisch stated, promising that "we will get to the bottom of the truth so that you, the Wilensky family, will have no open questions, and also to prevent future incidents."

The Mayor of Ma'alot Tarshiha, Moti Ben David, described the event as one of the most difficult for the city, stating, "The entire city has lost a son." He recounted that Wilensky's parents, Shulamit and Yehuda, had said how much their son looked forward to walking the paths of the country, never imagining this day would come.

Wilensky's instructors from the Bnei Akiva youth movement spoke with sadness about their "student, friend, and brother." They recalled calling him by his surname, "Wilensky," rather than his given name, "Yair," despite him being a "huge light." One instructor shared a past conversation where Wilensky asked why bad things happen in the world, a question the instructor now has no answer for.

His educator, Eliezer Moyal, called him "our Yair," a "playful child" whose energy was extinguished too soon. Wilensky's mother, Shulamit, eulogized him in English, remembering his love for nature, walks in the forest, and his eagerness to help others, even strangers. His father, Yehuda, spoke of his love for life and wished him peace in heaven. His older brother described him as diligent, social, and a lover of the land and sports, promising to fulfill Wilensky's wish for a two-day trip to the Golan Heights.