In the video: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid the cornerstone of the settlement of Ofir named after the late Shaar Hanegev Mayor Ofir Liebstein. In an exciting event, together with Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf and the heads of the envelope councils, November 29, 2023/Itai Beit On/GPO, Sound: Yehezkel Kandil / GPO Kobi Gideon / GPO
On Wednesday evening, the cornerstone of a new settlement in the Sdot Negev local council was laid, to be named after Ofir Liebstein, the head of the council who was murdered on October 7 while defending the council with his body against terrorists.
The cornerstone laying ceremony took place this evening in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Construction and Housing, Yitzhak Goldknopf. "This is a symbolic event that expresses our desire to perpetuate Ofir's memory and great work for the benefit of the Israel envelope in his own way – modesty, humility and determination," said current council head Tamir Idan
Laying the cornerstone of the settlement, in the presence of Prime Minister Netanyahu/Government Press Office, Kobi Gideon
"How symbolic that precisely these days we have laid the cornerstone and are developing, establishing settlements and eagerly waiting for the absorption of residents in this region, this is a tremendous civilian victory. Together we will defeat our enemies, expand the borders of our land, and plow to the last furrow," Idan said.
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Protect the kibbutz with his body, Ofir Liebstein/Flash 90, None
On October 7, when the terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory, Ofir took his personal pistol and on the way equipped himself with a long armory to fight the terrorists who infiltrated the kibbutz. Ofir was killed in the exchange of fire with the terrorists while defending the residents of the community with his body. The personal weapon was later found where it fell. 52 kibbutz members were murdered in the massacre.
Liebstein is survived by his wife Vered and their four children. He has served as head of the council since he was elected in 2018. Before the disaster, he was in the midst of an election campaign for a second term, under the slogan that took on a chilling touch: "We continue together."
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