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5 Golani soldiers killed in battle in Lebanon on Sukkot
Uzi Baruch
October 17, 2024

Five IDF soldiers, Major Ofek Bachar, Captain Elad Siman Tov, Staff Sergeant Elyashiv Eitan Wieder, Staff Sergeant Yakov Hillel, and Staff Sergeant Yehudah Dror Yahalom, fell in battle in southern Lebanon on the first day of the Sukkot holiday, it was cleared for publication on Thursday evening. The IDF stated that in the incident in which the five soldiers were killed, an officer and two additional soldiers from the Golani Reconnaissance Unit were severely injured. The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital and their families have been notified. In the Gaza Strip, a soldier from the 450th (Squad-Commander Training) Battalion, Bislach Brigade, was severely injured yesterday (Wednesday) during combat in southern Gaza. READ MORE