10 IDF Soldiers Killed in Mass Casualty Incidents in Lebanon

The IDF has named 762 soldiers who have fallen in battle or the line of duty since the start of the war.

By United with Israel

Five IDF soldiers were killed in a mass casualty incident in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced Friday morning.

The soldiers were identified as Major (Res.) Dan Maori, Captain (Res.) Alon Safrai, Warrant Officer (Res.) Omri Lotan, Warrant Officer (Res.) Guy Idan, and Master Sergeant (Res.) Tom Segal.

The IDF said the soldiers were killed when a building they were in was bombed. 19 others were reportedly also wounded in the explosion, 4 seriously.

According to the IDF, anti-tank missile attacks have increased in the past week.

The news comes after the IDF on Thursday night announced that five soldiers had been killed fighting in Lebanon.

The IDF said 4 reservists had been killed in an incident on Wednesday afternoon. They were identified as Warrant Officer (res.) Mordechai Haim Amoyal, 42, from Lod, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Shmuel Harari, 35, from Safed, Master Sgt. (res.) Shlomo Aviad Nayman, 31, from Mitzpe Yeriho, and Sgt. First Class (res.) Shuvael Ben-Natan, 22, from Rehalim. All were members of the Carmeli Brigade’s 222nd Battalion.

According to an initial probe, the soldiers were killed fighting Hezbollah terrorists, who emerged from a tunnel and threw grenades at the troops.

In addition, Sgt. First Class Gai Ben-Haroosh, 23, a soldier in the Oketz canine unit from Pardes Hanna-Karkur, was killed on Thursday during fighting in southern Lebanon.

Thursday in Israel was the Jewish holiday of Simhat Torah, on which, exactly a year before according to the Hebrew calendar, the October 7 attacks took place.

The IDF has named 762 soldiers who have fallen in battle or the line of duty since the start of the war.