Permitted for publication: Maj. (res.) Akiva Yasinski, 35, from Ramat Gan, a soldier in the 8173rd Engineer Battalion in the Etzioni Brigade (6), fell in battle in the central Gaza Strip.
Akiva, an engineer by training, was a new immigrant from Ukraine who converted and changed his name. He was a Zionist in all his limbs and fought Cast Lead, Pillar of Defense and Protective Edge. He is survived by his wife, two parents and a sister.
Avihu Ben Moshe, Ramat Gan council member: "Our hearts ache with the loss of the fierce fighter Akiva Yasinski from the Kiryat Krinitzi neighborhood. Akiva was a soldier in the engineering battalion in which I served until recently, Battalion 8173, and he fell last night in battle in the central Gaza Strip. Akiva is the 27th person killed from the city since October 7, when 27 of our best sons and daughters were murdered and fell. May their memory be blessed."
Akiva fell in an incident in which a truck transporting explosives to destroy tunnels in the Bureij Island neighborhood in the central Gaza Strip exploded. Five other fighters fell with him.
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