Hezbollah Missile Kills 21-Year-Old IDF Captain in Southern Lebanon, Marking 4th Israeli Combat Death This Week
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 4
Hezbollah Missile Kills 21-Year-Old IDF Captain in Southern Lebanon, Marking 4th Israeli Combat Death This Week
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 4
Summary
Capt. Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21, of the IDF’s 7th Armored Brigade, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon after a Hezbollah operative fired an anti-tank missile at his tank north of the Litani River.
Israeli forces responded immediately, with the air force and artillery striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the area after the attack.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued condolences Thursday evening, praising Lemberg’s heroism and sacrifice.
Lemberg is the fourth Israeli soldier reported killed this week in southern Lebanon, after Staff-Sgt. Michael Tyukin died in a Hezbollah drone blast and Capt. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester and Staff-Sgt. Adam Tzarfati were killed on Monday.