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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Thursday, May 9, 2024
IDF announces soldier was killed in Hezbollah attack on army post in north
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach, who was killed in a Hezbollah attack on an army post near the northern community of Malkia on May 8, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
An Israeli soldier was killed in a Hezbollah mortar and missile attack on an army position near the northern community of Malkia yesterday, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Haim Sabach, 20, of the Border Defense Corps’ 869th Combat Intelligence Collection Unit, from Holon.
Another soldier was lightly hurt in the attack, the IDF adds.
