IDF says reservist killed, 2 wounded in drone attack near northern town

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

Warrant Officer (res.) Yehezkel Azaria. (Israel Defense Forces)
Warrant Officer (res.) Yehezkel Azaria. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says a soldier was killed and another two were wounded, including one seriously, in the drone attack earlier today near the northern community of Margaliot.

The slain soldier is named as Warrant Officer (res.) Yehezkel Azaria, 53, of the 8th Armored Brigade’s 129th Battalion, from Petah Tikva.

The wounded soldiers are from the Alexandroni Brigade’s 6609th Reconnaissance Battalion.

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