An Israeli soldier was killed, and five others were wounded during a clash with Hezbollah gunmen in southern Lebanon yesterday, the military announces.
The slain soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion, from Beit She’an.
According to an initial military probe, the Golani soldiers identified several Hezbollah operatives in their area of operations on Tuesday afternoon, hours before a ceasefire was announced between the US, Israel and Iran.
Israel and the US say that the two-week truce does not cover Lebanon, while Iran and Pakistani mediators have said otherwise.
During an exchange of fire, Lifshiz was killed, an officer was seriously wounded, and four other troops were lightly and moderately injured.
The IDF says troops are working to locate and eliminate the Hezbollah operatives.
Lifshiz is the 12th soldier to be killed amid the renewed fighting against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
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