Staff Sgt. Aschalo (Assi) Sama, 20, from Petah Tikva, a soldier in the Nahal's 932nd Battalion, was pronounced dead at the hospital, wounded in battle on November 14 in the northern Gaza Strip.
Sama was hospitalized and since then has been anesthetized and on a ventilator, undergoing a series of surgeries. His condition was described as serious and stable, but on Thursday his condition deteriorated, and on Saturday he was pronounced dead.
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Assi studied at the Musinson Youth Village in Hod Hasharon, where he was said to have been "an exemplary student, loved by the entire staff and touched all of our hearts. We will accompany, embrace and strengthen his family and loved ones."
His classmates wrote about him: "Assi immigrated to Israel with his parents in 2007 from Ethiopia, he is the eldest son in the family and has 4 younger siblings. Assi studied at the Musinson Youth Village as part of the boarding school, and was a beloved student and friend among his friends, the teaching staff and the boarding school. He always helped and supported his friends. A phrase that Assi believed in and followed: 'Be stronger than your excuse!'"
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