Israel bids farewell to Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir of blessed memory, who fell in battle in Southern Lebanon
[68464] Israel bids farewell to Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir of blessed memory, who fell in battle in Southern Lebanon
Hundreds accompanied Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir to his final resting place, who fell in battle in Southern Lebanon and left behind a wife and a toddler son.
Israel bows its head: The funeral of Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir of blessed memory
Hundreds of people gathered today, May 20, 2026, at the military cemetery in Ra'anana to pay their final respects to Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir of blessed memory, who fell in battle in Southern Lebanon. Ariel Kahana reports that Sapir, a resident of the town of Eli, left behind his wife Roi, their toddler son Maayan, and heartbroken parents, Yehuda and Rivki.
In chilling moments during the funeral, his wife Roi shared the deep pain of her loss: "I called you after they announced you were dead, because I was sure it wasn't true," she said in pain, as published on News from the Field on Telegram. She added that "something in me died with you," a testimony also published on ynet News.
During the eulogies, Itamar's father, Yehuda Sapir, addressed his son's commanders with a message of determination and requested: "Do not break." Itamar's partner, Roi, eulogized him as a man of values: "You always had high standards for this life. You always had high standards for your soldiers."
ynet News, covering the event with an emphasis on the human aspects and voices from the field, quoted Itamar's mother, who summed up the family tragedy with the words: "My heart is broken into a million pieces."