Israeli Boy, 13, Killed by Hezbollah Munition Buried
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
A 13-year-old Israeli boy, Elazar Yaïr Wilensky, was killed by a Hezbollah munition during a school trip near the Lebanese border and was buried on Wednesday. His family and the Minister of Education remembered him as a joyful, talented youth. The incident, which also injured others, has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of the explosion and the group's presence in the area.
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- Thirteen-year-old Elazar Yaïr Wilensky was killed by a Hezbollah munition during a school trip.
- The incident occurred near the Lebanese border on Monday and resulted in injuries to others.
- Elazar Yaïr Wilensky was remembered as a joyful, intelligent, and talented athlete.
- Education Minister Yoav Kisch pledged a full investigation into the circumstances of the tragedy.
- An investigation will determine why the school group was in the area.
- Minister Zeev Elkin also attended the funeral.
Elazar Yaïr Wilensky, a 13-year-old boy, was buried on Wednesday in Hosen, northern Israel, after being killed on Monday by a Hezbollah munition during a school trip near the Lebanese border. His family remembered him as a "child full of life, intelligent, overflowing with joy, a cherished friend loved by all, who still had his whole future ahead of him." The Minister of Education, Yoav Kisch, attended the funeral and spoke of the teen's personality and passion for sports, describing him as "a boy full of joy" and "a talented athlete, an fencing champion." Kisch expressed deep sadness over the tragedy, noting that the excursion, meant to be a "moment of joy and love for the country," ended in "terrible catastrophe." He assured the grieving family that all of Israeli society shared their pain and pledged to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of the explosion. Minister Zeev Elkin, responsible for the reconstruction of northern Israel, also attended the funeral. The explosion, which occurred during a hike near the Lebanese border, also injured several students and chaperones. An investigation is underway to determine why the group was in the area and how the munition detonated.
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