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Two IDF soldiers killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23 (L) and Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21.
Two IDF soldiers were killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon over the weekend, the military announces.
Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23, a deputy squad commander in the Commando Brigade’s Egoz Unit, from Natur, was severely injured by a Hezbollah drone late Thursday.
He was taken to a hospital, and this morning, Gamla succumbed to his wounds.
In a separate incident on Friday, Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, of the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, from Rehovot, was killed by a suspected accidental firearm discharge in southern Lebanon.
The IDF says the circumstances of the incident are under investigation by the Military Police.
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