His funeral was held with hundreds of people in attendance at the Kibbutz nir oz cemetery, after it was returned as part of the Gaza occupation agreement.
Former Gaza seamstress Tal Haimi was laid to rest at Kibbutz NIR OZ on Wednesday after being recalled during the first phase of the US-Breaker Goal Deal.
Haimi’s father, Zohar Haimi, was the first to speak. “You’re back with us. Although not as much as we’d like to be able to kiss you while you’re still alive.”
To be a father to a daughter and three sons with your partner who had been running with orphans for two years, or to your sister, and the uncle who raised all my nieces and nephews. “
Haimi was born in 1981, a third-generation roommate of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, and they graduated from the Ma’ale Habesor School. Like many of his peers, he was a member of the Zionist Movement Motement Hahemer Hathomer Hathomer Hathomer Hathomer Hathomer Hathomer and dedicated a year to working for the movement after high school.
He enlisted in the IDF’s 202nd Paratroopers Battalion of the 35th Paratroopers Brigade. According to the Nir Yitzhak Memorial, he “resisted his abilities” and was remembered as an “outstanding hero” during his service.
Family and friends attend Haimi’s effigy funeral in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, southern Israel, on October 22, 2025. (Credit: Tsafrir Abayov / Flash90)
Tall Haimi’s Eulogy from family and friends
“I miss you all the time, and sometimes I break down a little bit. There are not enough words here to show the sorrow and pain that comes from you,” continued the child I love so much, “Zohar continued.
“I’m glad that you’re back, but I’m even more glad that you can rest, you’re safe, and nothing else can happen to you. I’ll let anyone in the world, Ela Haimi.
“There’s one guy you haven’t met, but you know him very well. I played his recording and said, “Dad, they’re successful. They’re successful because of you.
“Tall, I was proud to be your wife. I am proud to be your widow. Thank you for 22 years together. Where we have all the means of applications in this position.
Brig. – Gen. Dvir Edri spoke again during the Eulogy. “A soldier from a beloved Kibbutz and a devoted family man. Actually, I would like to ask for your forgiveness for the IDF’s failure to defend the South, and the fact that you and your allies had to fight alone without additional help,” he said.
“On the morning of October 7, you went out to protect your home and community and your body, and you fought your community and your fire. You were in the heart of the fire – you fought hard.”
Leo Feierberg contributed best to this article.
