"He was an exemplary father. Dedicated."
Thus, in tears, Naftali Sikcha paid tribute to Yuval Lopes, his wife's cousin.
Major Yuval Lops, 27 years old from the village of Kfar Tapuh in Samaria, is one of the 21 who fell in the fatal incident in the southern Gaza Strip.
Colonel Yuval fought in the Iron Fist Brigade of the Armored Corps, all of his brothers are now serving in combat, one in Jenin and the other in Gaza. Late at night the city officer arrived in the village of Kfar Tapuh and announced the bitter news to his wife Siglit. He left behind a wife and 3 young daughters 7 months to 3. Parents and 2 brothers who are both currently serving in combat.
The head of the Samaria Council, Yossi Dagan: "Yuval, bravely came out without hesitation to defend the citizens of the State of Israel. He sacrificed himself for the rise of the people of Israel, his heart is broken, but we will continue to stand as a solid rock, the settlement in Samaria and the State of Israel will continue to develop to build and build. We will all accompany the Sigil and the family always. And we will do everything we can to hug her and the family."
Naftali Sikcha, his wife's cousin, a resident of Kfar Tapuh, eulogized him in tears: "Yuval and Sigilit are two such similar twin souls. He was an exemplary father. Dedicated. He served at the beginning of the fighting on the northern border. In the middle of the fighting, they transferred him to the south of Gaza. He loved the The army. Loved the country. Enlisted in Order 8. He was the soul of a human being, always helping everyone. He recently passed away two weeks ago. What can I say? Everything I say about him will be small. He loved life. My heart is broken."
The village of Kfar Tapuh said: "Blessed is the truth. With great sadness and a broken heart, we announce the death of our friend Yuval Lopes, husband of Siglit and son-in-law of Eleanor Mendoza. Details of the funeral and swearing-in will be published later."
The Gush Etzion Council said: "The council mourns the death of two of its sons. This morning it was allowed to be published about the death of Major General Yuval Lops from Kfar Tapuh and Ariel Mordechai Wolfstal from Elazar the 14th, head of the Gush Etzion Council: "Two of our best sons fell in the war for existence on our country".
Yuval is the son of Yochaved and Yochai Lopes from Givat Ha'ish in Alon Shavut, married to Sigalit, and the father of three daughters, the youngest of whom is only eight months old, and they now live in Tufuh. Yuval the 14th immigrated to Israel from Peru when he was 6 years old, studied at the Orot Yehuda High Yeshiva in Efrat.
Yuval is the fifth person to fall from the settlement of Alon Shavut in Gush Etzion."
The head of the Gush Etzion Council Shlomo Na'man paid tribute to them: "Just yesterday evening I met Khali, Ariel's mother, organizing an event for the families who are being recruited with dedication and the Abba Gegedola, and this morning we had already arrived to organize the Sheva'a for her eldest son. Two of our best sons fell in the war of existence for our country and Gush Etzion mourns their loss We send our condolences to the Wolfstel and Lopes families and pray together with the entire people of Israel for better days."
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