The Israel Defense Force (IDF) on Sunday announced that four Israeli reserve soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in a battle with Hezbollah in a southern Lebanon village on Saturday evening.
Bringing IDF’s toll in the ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and during operations to 33, the slain troops were named as: Cpt. (res.) Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, 43, from Jerusalem, Master Sgt. (res.) Gilad Elmaliach, 30, from Jerusalem, Cpt. (res.) Amit Chayut, 29, from Haifa, Maj. (res.) Eliav Amram Abitbol, 36, from Eitan, Times of Israel reported.
The troops all served with the Alon Brigade’s 8207th Battalion. Goldberg was the battalion’s rabbi, Chayut was a platoon commander, and Abitbol was a deputy company commander.
Among the 14 wounded soldiers, five were listed in serious condition.
Three Hezbollah fighters were killed in the exchange of fire, IDF added.
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