Filipino soldier succumbed in Gaza blast
By Nidz Godino
Israeli embassy in Manila is facilitating the travel of Filipino descent Sgt. First Class Cydrick Garin’s father to Israel.
Garin,an Israel Defense Forces soldier of Filipino descent was among 21 IDF members killed in a massive explosion in Gaza, according to the Philippine embassy in Tel Aviv.
Garin, 23, was from San Mateo, Rizal and spent most of his life in Israel.
He died along with 20 other IDF soldiers when a massive explosion caused a building to collapse on them, bringing to 219 the number of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza.
Garin was a combat sergeant in the 8208th Battalion of the 261st Bsrigade.
In April 2021, he received recognition from the Southern Command as an outstanding soldier in the Givati Brigade.
His mother, a native of Isabela, resides in Tel Aviv while his father is from General Santos City.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel would not stop fighting in Gaza until “absolute victory” after it sustained its highest single-day death toll in the Palestinian enclave.
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