The Red Football Club, Hapoel "Panorama North" Haifa, informed "Haifa News Corporation" today (Sunday, 3/22/2026) that the team's ardent fan Ofer (Pushko) Moskowitz was murdered at approximately 8:40 this morning by an anti-tank missile fired at him while he was in his vehicle, near the avocado groves in Kibbutz Misgav Am, in the Upper Galilee, in the north.
In her statement, she said Hapoel "Panorama North" Haifa"The family of Hapoel "Panorama North" Haifa, the club's owner Yoav Katz, the management and professional staff and the players, are shocked and saddened by the bitter news of the death of the team's fan Ofer (Pushko) Moskowitz, who was murdered this morning in his Kibbutz Misgav Am, following an anti-tank missile fired at him by Hezbollah terrorists, which hit and burned his vehicle."
Ofer Moskowitz, 61, who was known to everyone by his nickname "Pushko", was a true Zionist, managed the avocado plantations of Kibbutz Misgav Am for many years and was a well-known and dominant figure in his kibbutz. "Pushko", a native of the Kiryat Bialik, accompanied Hapoel Haifa for many decades and was in constant contact with the club's people. In November 2023, the club's people, management team and players visited the community of Misgav Am residents, when they were taken to one of the hotels in Tiberias and to mark the 78th anniversary of the establishment of the kibbutz, presented "Pushko" with a framed club shirt.
It was also reported that the Red Football Club will hold a minute of silence in his memory at the upcoming home game, in accordance with the instructions and guidelines of the Home Front Command. The players will wear black ribbons on their team uniforms in memory of Ofer (Pushko) Moskowitz. rip!
From Kibbutz Misgav Am, It was stated: "The Misgav Am community bows its head and grieves over the passing of Ofer (Pushko) Moskowitz, a member of Kibbutz Misgav Am. Pushko was a speaker, farmer, friend, symbol and legacy for all of us. Throughout the years, he was the prominent voice of all of us. We send our deepest condolences and a strong hug to his family and the entire Misgav Am community. The Galilee will never be the same without him. May his memory be blessed."
The MDA emergency teams that arrived at the scene of the incident this morning (22/3), in the kibbutz, determined that Moskowitz was dead after first extracting him from his vehicle. No alarm was sounded before the launch. As soon as the MDA emergency and rescue teams were already on site, another alarm was sounded, warning of another launch from Lebanon that did not cross into Israeli territory. The additional forces that arrived at the scene of the incident identified 2 burning vehicles.
MDA emergency medical personnel Taysir Subah and Abu Rafa's SpaThey said: "We arrived at the scene and saw two vehicles on fire. During the firefighters' extinguishing operations, we identified a man in the driver's seat. We performed medical examinations. He was already without signs of life and we were forced to declare him dead."
Not many people in the Upper Galilee region and his kibbutz Misgav Am knew that his real name was Ofer Moskowitz. The nickname that stuck with him since his youth in the immigrant camp movement was "Poshko." He grew up in Kiryat Bialik and Misgav Am, arrived in 1983 and lived there until the day he was murdered this morning. It should be noted that Moskowitz left behind three daughters and two grandchildren.
The team of the news website "Hai Fe Tagid HaYedash" shares in the grief of the Moskowitz family, and in the heavy mourning of the entire Kibbutz Misgav community in the north, may you know no more sorrow.