Soldiers mourn Ron Yonatan Roitman at Ashkelon funeral
The brief footage shows two Home Front Command soldiers sitting with bowed heads as the funeral ceremony continues around them.
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שבורי לב: חיילי פיקוד העורף בלווייתו של סמ"ר רון יונתן רויטמן ז"ל שנפל בפיגוע הירי ליד חברון
Two soldiers sit hunched on a cemetery bench, one resting his head on his hands. Neither addresses the camera. Muted voices from the funeral ceremony can be heard in the background.
Israel's news outlet ynet published the footage from the funeral of Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roitman, a 23-year-old soldier in the military's Search and Rescue Brigade. According to its report, hundreds attended his burial in Ashkelon after he was killed in a shooting attack near Hebron, in the West Bank.
The soldiers shown belong to the Home Front Command, the branch of Israel's military responsible for civil protection. A portrait of Roitman appears as an inset while the camera remains on the mourners.
The clip contains no intelligible direct speech, but its accompanying description recounts his family's farewells. His father delivered a eulogy in Russian expressing his love for his son. His sister recalled trying to call him and getting no answer. His partner, Ella, described how her best friend had become her partner.
An Israeli military command tasked with civil protection.
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