IDF confirms five soldiers killed, four wounded in Lebanon combat

By admin On Oct 25, 2024

Five soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF said on Friday.

Major (Res.) Dan Maori, 43, from Beit Yitzhak, served as a battalion deputy commander and Captain (Res.) Alon Safrai, 28, from Jerusalem, served as a tank officer.

The other soldiers were named as Chief Warrant Officer (Res.) Omri Lotan, 47, from Bat Hefer; Chief Warrant Officer (Res.) Guy Idan, 51, from Kibbutz Shomrat; and Staff-Sergeant-Major Tom Segal, 28, from Ein Habesor.

All the fallen soldiers served in the 89th Battalion in the 8th Brigade.

According to the IDF’s tally, the deaths of Maj. Maori, Capt. Safrai, CWO Lotan, CWO Idan, and St.-Sgt.-Maj. Segal raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 762.

Reservists seriously wounded in incident

The military added that in the incident in which the five soldiers fell, four reservists were seriously wounded.

IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. October 25, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) — IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. October 25, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

These include two IDF reservists serving in the 9203rd Battalion in the 3rd Brigade, an IDF reservist from the 8th Brigade, and an NCO reservist serving in the 89th Battalion.

In a separate incident on Friday, an IDF reservist of the 221st Battalion in the 2nd Brigade was seriously wounded during combat in southern Lebanon.

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