An Israeli soldier dies after a Hezbol attack near the border with Lebanon
The Army of Israel announced this Thursday morning the death of a soldier during an operation in the Etzba HaGalil regionin the north of the country, after an attack by the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah in the framework of their clashes on the border with Lebanon following the start of the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
“Sergeant Haim Sabach, 20 years old, native of Holon, fighter of the 869 Battalion, HaGalil formation (91), fell during a operational activity in the north of the country. A message has been delivered to his family. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) share the family’s pain and will continue to accompany them,” reads a statement from the Israeli Army.
Shortly before, Hezbollah reported an attack against the Makia kibbutz, located in this same region, in which has fired missiles and artillery shells at an Israeli garrison in which he has claimed to have caused casualties, according to the Lebanese television network Al Manar, related to the Shiite group.
The Israeli Army and Hezbollah – backed by Iran and which has significant political weight in Lebanon – have been engaged in a series of clashes since October 8, a day after the attacks carried out by Hamas, which They left nearly 1,200 dead and about 240 kidnapped.according to Israeli authorities.
