YANUH-JAT, Israel — Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, was many things: the first Druze Arab tank commander in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF); a husband, and a father; a devoted fan of the Maccabi Haifa soccer team; and a hero who saved countless lives.
For more than a week, the family home in this Druze village in the mountains of the Galilee has been crowded with visitors: politicians, military officers, friends, neighbors, relatives — and even complete strangers.
All have come to pay their respects to a man who rushed south on October 7 as soon as he heard about the Hamas terror attack and personally led a group of tanks to join the fight to liberate Kibbutz Be’eri, a community that had been decimated — literally.
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For more than a week, the family home in this Druze village in the mountains of the Galilee has been crowded with visitors: politicians, military officers, friends, neighbors, relatives — and even complete strangers.
All have come to pay their respects to a man who rushed south on October 7 as soon as he heard about the Hamas terror attack and personally led a group of tanks to join the fight to liberate Kibbutz Be’eri, a community that had been decimated — literally.
Lt. Col. Salman Habaka: Fallen Druze Arab Hero Saved Civilians and Soldiers Alike
Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, was many things, aside from the first Druze Arab tank commander in the IDF. Most of all, he was deeply loved.
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