Hundreds attend memorial service for Druze soldier killed in gun battle along Lebanon border

Hundreds of people have gathered for a memorial service in the northern Druze village of Yanuh-Jat for Lt. Col. Alim Abdallah on November 10, 2023. (Courtesy)
Hundreds of people have gathered for a memorial service in the northern Druze village of Yanuh-Jat for Lt. Col. Alim Abdallah on November 10, 2023. (Courtesy)

Hundreds of people have gathered for a memorial service in the northern Druze village of Yanuh-Jat for Lt. Col. Alim Abdallah, the deputy commander of the 300th “Baram” Regional Brigade, who was killed in a gun battle along the Lebanon border on October 9, while he was responding to an infiltration alert.

Abdallah, a 40-year-old father of three served in the military for close to 23 years.

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