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"He would always start the conversation with a joke": Staff Sgt. Nitai Meisels, who fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip, is laid to rest | Israel Hayom

12/25/2023, 11:22:48 AM

Highlights: Staff Sgt. (res.) Nitai Meisels, 30, was killed by an anti-tank strike. His funeral is held at the military cemetery in Rehovot. He was in the tank of Maj. Arie Rein, an armored officer in the 79th Battalion of the 14th Strike Brigade, who also fell in the same battle in the northern Gaza Strip. Nitai is a veteran of Atzmona Preparatory School, headed by former Minister of Education Rabbi Rafi Peretz.

Meisels, 30, was killed by an anti-tank strike • His company mate said: "Nitai was a good friend who always helped anyone in need" • His funeral is held at the military cemetery in Rehovot

Many residents are accompanying Staff Sgt. (res.) Nitai Meisels on his final journey to the cemetery in Rehovot. Meisels was in the tank of Maj. Arie Rein, an armored officer in the 79th Battalion of the 14th Strike Brigade, who also fell in the same battle in the northern Gaza Strip as a result of an anti-tank missile.

Funeral of reserve soldier Nitai Meisels in Rehovot

He was born in Baltimore, USA, where his family moved in the 90s for the postdoctoral fellowship of father Eitan, a scientist by profession. Nitai is a veteran of Atzmona Preparatory School, headed by former Minister of Education Rabbi Rafi Peretz.

Sgt. Nitai's friend from the company said: "Nitai was a very professional fighter, a very good friend who always helped anyone in need. He loved to travel and would always start the conversation with a joke but do the job in the most serious way possible."

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