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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 7, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Commander of IDF Nahal Brigade killed during clashes with Hamas, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Col. Jonathan Steinberg, the commander of the Nahal Brigade who was killed on October 7, 2023, in an undated photo (Israel Defense Forces)
The commanding officer of the Nahal Infantry Brigade, Col. Jonathan Steinberg, was killed this morning during clashes with Hamas terrorists in the Kerem Shalom area near the border with the Gaza Strip, the military says.
Steinberg, 42, from the southern town of Shomria, was en route to the site of clashes being managed by his subordinates when he encountered a terrorist who killed him.
He is one of the most senior Israeli officers to have been killed in combat in recent memory.
