IDF Names Two Soldiers Killed in Southern Lebanon Fighting
The military said 13 other soldiers were wounded in separate Hezbollah attacks as it kept forces deployed along the border.
- The Israel Defense Forces released the names of two soldiers killed in separate combat incidents in southern Lebanon: Staff Sergeant Yoav Klein, 21, of Herzliya, and Staff Sergeant Nir Ben Ari, 21, of Kerem Maharal.
- Klein, an armored corps soldier in Battalion 52 of the 401st Iron Tracks Brigade, died alongside Lieutenant Colonel Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon; Ben Ari, a Maglan Unit fighter, was killed in a separate incident that wounded 13 other soldiers.
- Hezbollah launched more than 50 rockets at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon overnight on Saturday, an attack the military described as a ceasefire breach; both soldiers were killed during operations near the village of Tebnit.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the military to maintain its presence in southern Lebanon to defend the northern border, despite coordination with the United States.
- A senior officer said troops continue to hold positions along the "yellow line" in southern Lebanon, with operations focused around Nabatieh where the military reported targeting Hezbollah rocket-launching positions and weapons depots.
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The casualties included two soldiers who were seriously wounded and one officer who sustained moderate injuries. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday that Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets toward Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight, while Israeli troops continued operations in the Nabatieh area and struck dozens of Hezbollah targets that the military said violated the ceasefire agreement. As fight…
IDF names two Israeli soldiers killed in separate southern Lebanon incidents
Staff Sgt. Yoav Klein, 21, from Herzliya, and Sgt. First Class Nir Ben Ari, 21, from Kerem Maharal were named as two additional casualties from Israel's fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, amid a cease-fire announced on Friday
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