Tel Aviv [Israel], March 29 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered condolences to the family of a fallen Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier after the military confirmed the death of Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak HaCohen Katz during fighting in Lebanon.
In a post on X, Netanyahu said, “My wife and I offer our deepest condolences to the family of the late Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak HaCohen Katz, of blessed memory, who fell in battle in Lebanon.” He added that Katz had immigrated to Israel from the United States, enlisted in the Paratroopers Brigade and “fought bravely in defence of the homeland.”
“On behalf of all citizens of Israel, we embrace Moshe’s family in their difficult hour and wish a swift and full recovery to our fighters who were wounded in the same incident,” Netanyahu said, offering condolences to Katz’s family and wishing a full recovery to three other soldiers wounded in the attack.
The IDF said Katz, 22, who was born in New Haven, Connecticut, was killed during an attack in Lebanon that left three other soldiers moderately wounded. The injured were evacuated for medical treatment and their families were notified.
According to the Jerusalem Post, five IDF soldiers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Operation Roaring Lion on February 28.
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a series of Sunday morning attacks on Israeli military positions near the northern city of Safed, Al Jazeera reported. Hezbollah said it struck Israel’s Mahava Alon base with a missile, launched drones at the Berea base, fired three salvoes of rockets at Israeli troops and vehicles at the Al-Malikiyah site, and targeted an Israeli armoured force in Deir Siryan, indicating cross-border hostilities extending into southern Lebanon.
Earlier on Saturday, the IDF said it uncovered significant Hezbollah military infrastructure and weapons hidden in civilian areas of southern Lebanon, including a cache inside a school in Al-Khiyam near the border. Items reportedly found included anti-tank rockets, mortar shells, grenades, launchers, light firearms and explosives. (ANI)
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