IDF soldier killed fighting in south Lebanon in first casualty of ground operation

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

Cpt. Eitan Itzhak Oster, whose death fighting in Lebanon was announced on October 2, 2024. (IDF)
Cpt. Eitan Itzhak Oster, whose death fighting in Lebanon was announced on October 2, 2024. (IDF)

The IDF announces the death of an officer who was killed during fighting against Hezbollah, the first fatality of Israel’s ground operation in Lebanon.

The soldier is named as Cpt. Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, a team commander in the Egoz Commando Unit, from Modi’in.

Oster was killed during a battle with Hezbollah operatives in a village in southern Lebanon.

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