One more Israeli soldier killed in south Lebanon - military
The Israeli military said early Sunday that one of its soldiers was killed during combat in southern Lebanon.
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 10:15 | 29 March 2026
The Israeli army announced on Sunday the death in combat of a soldier in south Lebanon.
"Sergeant Moshe Yitzchak hacohen Katz, aged 22, from New Haven, Connecticut, a soldier of the 890th battalion, Paratroopers Brigade, fell during combat in southern Lebanon," a military statement said.
Five Israeli soldiers have now been killed in fighting in south Lebanon since Hezbollah began launching rocket attacks against Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader.
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