Sunday, October 27, 2024

Five IDF reservists killed, 14 wounded in battle with Hezbollah in south Lebanon - The Times of Israel

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced that five Israeli reserve soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in a battle with Hezbollah operatives in a southern Lebanon village on Saturday evening.

Bringing IDF’s toll in the ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and during operations to 34, the slain troops were named as:

  • Cpt. (res.) Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, 43, from Jerusalem
  • Master Sgt. (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, 30, from Jerusalem.
  • Cpt. (res.) Amit Chayut, 29, from Haifa.
  • Maj. (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol, 36, from Eitan.
  • Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shaul Moyal, 47, from Karnei Shomron

The troops all served with the Alon Brigade’s 8207th Battalion. Goldberg was the battalion’s rabbi, Chayut was a platoon commander, and Abitbol was a deputy company commander.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-idf-reservists-killed-14-wounded-in-battle-with-hezbollah-in-south-lebanon/