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18,000 attend soldier's funeral in Haifa

Some 18,000 people attend the funeral of sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, 21, in Haifa. 

The Texas-born solider was killed on Saturday and is what is known as a "lone soldier" someone who decides to leave their family to immigrate to Israel, usually to serve in the Israeli military. 

Nissim Sean Carmeli was killed on Saturday (Facebook)
Nissim Sean Carmeli was killed on Saturday (Facebook)