IDF reserve soldier dies of wounds sustained in southern Lebanon two weeks ago

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Master Sgt. (res.) Guy Shabtay, of the Alon Brigade's 8207th Battalion. (Israel Defense Forces)
Master Sgt. (res.) Guy Shabtay, of the Alon Brigade's 8207th Battalion. (Israel Defense Forces)

An IDF reserve soldier seriously wounded during fighting in southern Lebanon two weeks ago succumbed to his wounds, the military announces.

The slain soldier is named as Master Sgt. (res.) Guy Shabtay, 39, of the Alon Brigade’s 8207th Battalion, from Jerusalem.

Shabtay was wounded in an exchange of fire with Hezbollah operatives in a village in southern Lebanon on October 26, in an incident in which five other reservists were killed and over a dozen were injured.

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