Rivlin to M's family: He lived and died on the values he was brought up on

President Reuven Rivlin attended the funeral of Lieutenant Colonel M who was killed in Gaza action last night.

Before the funeral, the president met M’s family and told them, “Your pain is our pain, your grief is our grief. The grief of the whole people, the whole people of Israel. M was one of the bravest and most daring soldiers and commanders of the State of Israel and he fell defending the citizens of Israel, the children of Israel. He lived the values he was brought up on: bravery, self-sacrifice, daring and determination, and that is how he died.”