Gadi Kinda funeral attended by thousands: photos

Thousands of Israelis attended the funeral of beloved Haifa midfielder and National Team player Gadi Kinda today (Tuesday) after he died from a complex illness at the age of just 31.

Channel 14 reported that he untimely passing of Gadi left many shocked, among them Rabbi Snir Guetta, a former footballer who visited Gadi in the hospital exactly a week ago, calling on the public to pray for his well-being: "Today we received very, very difficult news, which until now I find hard to believe is real, but unfortunately it is real. Gadi Kinda, of blessed memory, has left us," said the Rabbi in a video published on Instagram, "A Jew full of faith and trust in Hashem, possessing astonishing humility, qualities that every Jew should learn from such qualities."

Here are some photos of the funeral: