5 Israeli soldiers killed, 16 wounded in gun battle with Hezbollah

Admin l Friday, November 08, 2024

 

TEL AVIV, Israel – Not less than five Israeli soldiers have been killed and 16 others wounded in a gun battle with the Lebanese Islamic resistance in their stronghold in Southern Lebanon.

IDF Spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari gave the names of the dead soldiers as
SGM (res.) Shaul Moyal, CPT (res.) Avraham Yosef Goldberg, MSG (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, CPT (res.) Amit Chayut, and MAJ (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol.

In a statement, the Israeli Defence Forces, IDF said the incident occurred when the reserve troops of the 228th Brigade, under the command of the 91st Division raided Hezbollah combat compound in Southern Lebanon.

“Following intelligence indications of terrorist activity in the area, the troops raided a Hezbollah combat compound and encountered several terrorists who were embedded in one of the buildings.

” During the battle, 16 soldiers were wounded, and five reserve soldiers from the brigade fell in combat: SGM (res.) Shaul Moyal, CPT (res.) Avraham Yosef Goldberg, MSG (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, CPT (res.) Amit Chayut, and MAJ (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol”, Hagari said, adding
that the IDF shares in the grief of the bereaved families and will continue to accompany them.

After concluding the battle and evacuating the casualties, he said the troops continued the raid on the compound, dismantling terrorist infrastructure and eliminating terrorists in the area.