{"id":7645,"date":"2024-03-09T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=7645"},"modified":"2024-03-09T20:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T20:54:01","slug":"israeli-finance-minister-mourns-cousin-killed-in-gaza-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/03\/09\/israeli-finance-minister-mourns-cousin-killed-in-gaza-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Finance Minister Mourns Cousin Killed in Gaza Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Smotrich revealed that the officer killed, with the rank of major in the commando forces, announced by the occupying army to have been killed on Saturday evening in battles in the Gaza Strip, was his cousin, saying, &#8220;We grew up together, and the loss is indescribable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army said in a brief statement: &#8220;On Friday, March 8th, Major Amishar Ben David was killed in battles in the southern Gaza Strip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05d1\u05df \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8, \u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8, \u05d2\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05e0\u05e4\u05dc \u05d1\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d1\u05e2\u05d6\u05d4.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d2\u05d3\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d3.<br \/>\n\u05de\u05e2\u05d8 \u05d9\u05d7\u05e1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05dd \u05e7\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05d6\u05e7 \u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05d7\u05d3.<br \/>\n&#8220;\u05e9\u05e0\u05e8&#8221; \u05e7\u05e8\u05d0\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d5.<br \/>\n\u05d7\u05d5\u05e4\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd, \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d8\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd, \u05e9\u05de\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea.<br \/>\n\u05d0\u05d9\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e9. \u05d0\u05d9\u05d6\u05d4 \u05db\u05d0\u05d1. \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd.<\/p>\n<p>\u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05d0\u05e9 \u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e3 \u05d1\u05e7\u05d9\u05e5 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05df. \u05de\u05d9 \u05d7\u05dc\u05dd \u05e9\u05d6\u05d5 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05ea\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d0\u05d9\u05e9 \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d7\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d4\u05d5\u05d1. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yHR2TuElwr\">pic.twitter.com\/yHR2TuElwr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05d1\u05e6\u05dc\u05d0\u05dc \u05e1\u05de\u05d5\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05e5&#8217; (@bezalelsm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bezalelsm\/status\/1766546110959497623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The statement added: &#8220;Ben David, 43, held the position of commander of the commando training corps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Smotrich mourns his cousin<\/h3>\n<p>The extremist minister, Smotrich, wrote on his Twitter account, posting a picture of himself with the slain officer: &#8220;My dear cousin, Amishar, an Israeli hero fell in a battle in Gaza&#8230; We grew up together (&#8230;) What a wonderful person he was. 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