The IDF released on Tuesday the names of three soldiers who were killed on October 7 and whose bodies were taken by Hamas.
The soldiers were identified as Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, from Lehavim; Kiril Brodski, 19, from Ramat Gan; and Shaked Dahan, 19, from Afula.
Funerals for Ahimas and Brodski will take place on Wednesday, although their bodies are still being held by Hamas.
The town of Lehavim mourned Ahimas's death, expressing its condolences to his family.
'They took you and did not care to return you, not even your body'
Dahan's mother, Siglit, eulogized her son, saying "I salute you, my beloved and dear, I fought all my life to take care of and raise you with love, an excellent education, values, and a proper environment. I did for you what I had to as a mother, and I managed to guard and protect you in many situations. You were taken from me forever; they took you and did not care to return you, not even your body," she lamented.
"This does not respect you, does not respect the family – and certainly not the country. I gave you honor in my life, I will continue to give it and I will also immortalize you," she said. "Know that multitudes of multitudes love you. I have decided not to sit shiva until your body is returned. I love you forever and ever, my dear child."
Eli Barada, the mayor of Migdal HaEmek, expressed his condolences to Dahan's family. "Shaked stood out in his life as a noble soul, meek and modest, in his ability to volunteer and in his love for the country and others."
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