Ethiopian-Israelis tout 'sacrifice' in Gaza war

After Yegebal Ayalew immigrated with her son from Ethiopia to Israel in 2012, she watched him thrive in their new home only to lose him in Hamas’s October 7 attack.

Now, as she mourns the slain 21-year-old soldier she tearfully described as “respectful to all”, she has just one wish for Israeli authorities: that they facilitate the relocation of relatives left behind in Ethiopia so her family can be together again.