Israelis Gather to Honor Fallen Hero Arnon Zamora
Jun 10, 2024 1:35:59 GMT -5
Post by ExquisiteGerbil on Jun 10, 2024 1:35:59 GMT -5
Israelis Gather to Honor Fallen Hero Arnon Zamora
Arnon Zamora (Israel Police via Times of Israel)Israel Police via Times of Israel)
JOEL B. POLLAK9 Jun 202432
5:03
Thousands of mourners gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery Sunday to pay tribute to the fallen hero, Israel Police Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, who died in Saturday’s daring hostage rescue in Gaza.
Zamora led the Yamam counter-terror unit, which succeeded in bringing back four hostages — Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40. He was the only casualty in the intense firefight.
Praises and tributes poured in from across the nation and around the globe. Hundreds lined the streets of the capital city, waving Israeli flags and standing silently to honor Zamora’s funeral procession as it made its way to Mt. Herzl.
Zamora was buried in a flag-draped coffin with full military honors. The cemetery was filled with people — as it has been for the many burials of the war, with complete strangers often showing up to honor the fallen.
Zamora’s wife fought through tears as she honored her husband. She played a recording of a farewell message from the couple’s two small children.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lost his brother as the only casualty of the successful hostage rescue operation at Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976, renamed the Gaza rescue operation “Operation Arnon” — just as the Entebbe raid had been renamed “Operation Yonatan.”
A photo surfaced of Arnon Zamora, years before, during his army service, paying his own respects to the fallen on Mt. Herzl.
And so the chain of heroes continues.
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Arnon Zamora (Israel Police via Times of Israel)Israel Police via Times of Israel)
JOEL B. POLLAK9 Jun 202432
5:03
Thousands of mourners gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery Sunday to pay tribute to the fallen hero, Israel Police Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, who died in Saturday’s daring hostage rescue in Gaza.
Zamora led the Yamam counter-terror unit, which succeeded in bringing back four hostages — Noa Argamani, 25; Almog Meir Jan, 21; Andrey Kozlov, 27; and Shlomi Ziv, 40. He was the only casualty in the intense firefight.
Praises and tributes poured in from across the nation and around the globe. Hundreds lined the streets of the capital city, waving Israeli flags and standing silently to honor Zamora’s funeral procession as it made its way to Mt. Herzl.
Zamora was buried in a flag-draped coffin with full military honors. The cemetery was filled with people — as it has been for the many burials of the war, with complete strangers often showing up to honor the fallen.
Zamora’s wife fought through tears as she honored her husband. She played a recording of a farewell message from the couple’s two small children.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who lost his brother as the only casualty of the successful hostage rescue operation at Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976, renamed the Gaza rescue operation “Operation Arnon” — just as the Entebbe raid had been renamed “Operation Yonatan.”
A photo surfaced of Arnon Zamora, years before, during his army service, paying his own respects to the fallen on Mt. Herzl.
And so the chain of heroes continues.
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