IDF: Four reservists killed in clash with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon yesterday

Four Israeli reserve soldiers were killed and six others were wounded during a clash with Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon yesterday afternoon, the IDF announces.

The slain soldiers are named as Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, 42, from Lod; Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shmuel Harari, 35, from Safed; Master Sgt. (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, 31, from Mitzpe Yeriho; and Sgt. First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan, 22, from Rehelim.

They all served with the Carmeli Brigade’s 222nd Battalion.

According to an initial IDF probe, several Hezbollah operatives emerged from a tunnel and hurled grenades at the troops. The soldiers returned fire, but it remains unclear how many operatives were hit.

Among the six wounded soldiers, three are listed in serious condition.

In separate incidents today in southern Lebanon, the IDF says an officer with the 7th Armored Brigade’s 75th Battalion was seriously wounded in an anti-tank guided missile attack; a reservist with the 55th Paratroopers Brigade’s 7155th Battalion was seriously wounded during a battle with Hezbollah operatives; and an officer with 226th Paratroopers Brigade’s 6226th Battalion was seriously wounded by shrapnel.

The soldiers were all evacuated to hospitals for treatment.