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Sunday, June 28, 2026
IDF soldier killed in clash with Hezbollah gunman in south Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Cpt. David Hazutt, killed in Lebanon on June 28, 2026 (Israel Defense Forces)
An IDF officer was killed in a clash with a Hezbollah gunman in southern Lebanon overnight, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Cpt. David Hazutt, 21, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, from Ashkelon.
According to an IDF probe of the incident, at around 2 a.m., Golani soldiers encountered a Hezbollah operative as they entered a structure in the village of Deir Siryan. During the clash, Hazutt was killed and another soldier was lightly hurt.
The IDF says the wounded soldier was taken to a hospital and his family was notified.
Troops have launched searches for the operative, and struck Hezbollah sites in the area, the military adds.
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