Thousands of mourners gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl Military Cemetery on Sunday to remember a fallen hero, Israeli police Inspector Arnon Zamora, who was killed during Saturday’s daring hostage rescue mission in Gaza.
Zamora led the Yamam Counterterrorism Unit in the successful rescue of four hostages – Noah Algamani, 25, Almog Meir Yan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40. He was the only casualty in the intense firefight.
Tributes and tributes poured in from across the country and the world, as hundreds of people lined the streets of the capital, waving Israeli flags and silently mourning Zamora’s funeral procession to Mount Herzl.
Farewell to a hero.
This is Israelis’ way of showing respect and gratitude to Captain Arnon Zmora, the special forces officer who died yesterday while rescuing four Israeli hostages from the heart of the Gaza Strip.
This is his military funeral motorcade.
Shake this… pic.twitter.com/OJbmMVyjpo
— Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) June 9, 2024
Zamora was buried with military honors in a coffin draped with the flag at a packed cemetery, where, as at many wartime burial sites, complete strangers often came to pay their respects to those who had died.
Heroic burial for Arnon Zamora, who lost his life in battle while leading a daring rescue of four Israeli hostages. The Israeli people and the Jewish people will never forget you. Our deepest condolences to your family and friends. Rest in peace. May your memory be blessed. pic.twitter.com/ukWK7bnkcY
— David M. Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) June 9, 2024
Thank you, Arnon. Because of you, four families have joy. Because of you, millions of Jews and Israelis are a little safer. Because of you, we can stay here. Because of you, we have hope.
Funeral of Arnon Zamora (deceased) pic.twitter.com/US6tuqnIRv
— This Day in Jewish History (@dailyjewish) June 9, 2024
This morning, Arnon Zamora gave his life to free 4 million people held captive by Hamas Islamists.
This eerie scene reappeared today at Mon Herzl’s grave in a final tribute to these heroes.
Chloe and Rebecca benefit from everyone October 7th… pic.twitter.com/7oX9ag0vYl— TOUS October 7th (@tous7octobre) June 9, 2024
Zamora’s wife fought back tears as she remembered her husband and played recorded farewell messages sent by the couple’s two young children.
Michal Zmora, the wife of Arnon, who died during yesterday’s rescue operation, shared the following message:
Everywhere we go, we see images of fallen hero Commander Arnon Zamora. But long before he was a warrior and a hero, he was a kind and charming man. A great partner, and… pic.twitter.com/3aaBuyF1XX
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) June 9, 2024
Arnon Zamora is a hero.
Today his children said goodbye to him.
May he be remembered and blessed. HY”D. pic.twitter.com/V1e1M1SmYK
— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) June 9, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose brother was the only casualty in the successful hostage rescue mission at Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976, renamed the Gaza rescue mission “Operation Arnon”, just as the Entebbe raid was renamed “Operation Yonathan”.
A few years ago, a photo surfaced of Arnon Zamora, who served in the military, paying tribute to the fallen on Mount Herzl.
One day, you too will be happy. We love you.
Title: God’s Will pic.twitter.com/d4hkDWlxBq
— Yosef Israel (@yosefyisrael25) June 9, 2024
And the chain of heroes continues.
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