An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed while battling Hezbollah terrorists along the border with Lebanon, the military announced on Monday morning.
The slain soldier was named as Master Sgt. (res.) Etay Azulay, 25, of the IDF’s elite Unit 5515, from Oranit.
Two other soldiers were seriously injured in the incident.
On Sunday, the military announced the death of a soldier wounded some four months ago during counter-terror operations in northern Gaza.
Sgt. First Class (res.) Nir Haddad, 28, from Petach Tikvah, served in the 8th Armored Brigade when he was wounded on June 15.
Also on Sunday, three IDF troops, including an officer of the Givati Brigade’s Shaked Battalion, were seriously wounded during fighting in the northern Strip, the military said.
The death toll among Israeli troops since the start of the Gaza ground incursion on Oct. 27 now stands at 347, and at 728 on all fronts since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, terror massacre, according to official military data. JNS
{Matzav.com Israel}